The exact origins of Friday the 13th may be somewhat of a mystery of its own, but many agree it has roots in Christian ...

In 1990, excavations of the tomb of high priest Caiaphas, who plotted the killing of Jesus, yielded a stunning find: two Roman-era iron nails. They mysteriously disappeared until filmmaker Simcha ...

At the older and more traditional churches, the paintings and statues draw my attention. I’m interested in those of Jesus on the cross during his crucifixion. One of the Catholic churches has a larger ...

What's the significance of a sign that they hung up on the cross? When we look at the stories of Jesus' crucifixion in the gospels the different phases, the different episodes that occur between ...

The only thing that could save them, was Jesus—the unblemished ultimate sacrifice, once and for all—the undoing of the detrimental hold sin had over the world. It is so difficult to comprehend the ...

Though often associated with bad luck, Friday the 13th has a fascinating history with roots in folklore, religion, and ...

Christmas is a season of spiritual reflection on the foundations of the Christian faith. It’s also a celebration of the arrival of Jesus. Christmas is a time for Christians to praise God’s love for ...

Depicts the final twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem.

If so, it suggests a close relationship between the artists’ workshops. The coupling of an enthroned Virgin with a Crucifixion was common in the fourteenth century, but few Crucifixions from this ...

This "secret sayings" gospel does not tell the story of Jesus' life, but rather is a list of over 100 of his sayings, some of which are familiar to readers of the New Testament, others enigmatic ...

Dame cathedral will reopen, five years after a fire the storied medieval landmark will reopen its doors once again.