Because Easter fell on the same day on the Julian and Gregorian calendars, meaning Catholic and Orthodox were celebrating on the same day, the Vatican added Byzantine “stichera” or hymns and “stichos” ...

Mr James Gunu, the Volta Regional Minister, says the death of Jesus, the Christ, crucifixion and resurrection gave humanity salvation, forgiveness and victory. He stated that His resurrection was a ...

Pope Francis, who is still recovering from pneumonia, was not present at the Easter morning Mass but gave the Easter blessing ...

But even though Easter is significantly commercialized in stores and society in general, its origin is rooted in the Bible as ...

If Jesus rose from the dead we should believe his other claims. If he didn’t, why would we believe any of this? It matters ...

Celebrating his first Easter Vigil as the new archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy said that Jesus, through ...

From the location of the “place of skulls” to ancient Jewish burial rites, here’s what archaeologists do—and don’t—know about ...