Millions of Christians worldwide today are observing one of the most somber moments of their faith. Good Friday commemorates the suffering, crucifixion and death of Jesus of Nazareth more than 2,000 ...
Pope Francis leaves the parish of Serafina at the end of a meeting with represenatitves of some aid and charity centers ahead of Sunday’s 37th World Youth Day in Lisbon on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023.
Pope Francis kisses a crucifix during the Good Friday Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican April 7, 2023. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – In a service Friday ...
(RNS) — In recent decades, some Christians have moved away from the theory of penal substitutionary atonement, which summons up the idea of an angry God who needs to be appeased. (RNS) — When he ...
It wasn’t just the heavens weeping. A jaw-dropping discovery by NASA may lend cosmic credibility to one of the Bible’s most dramatic moments — the crucifixion of Jesus Christ — and the spooky sky show ...
Do you ever hear people say things like “that’s her cross to bear” or “everyone has their own cross to bear” or “his illness is a real cross”? I’m not always comfortable with the implications I hear ...
Fragments of wood believed to be from the cross Jesus was crucified on more than 2,000 years ago will be included in the cross that will lead the coronation service for King Charles III next month at ...