An earthquake of literal, Biblical proportions. Social media is currently flooded with reactions to news that scientists may have proven a story from the Bible to be true. That's a bit ironic, eh?

During Holy Week, which began with Palm Sunday (April 13), we remember the last days of Jesus before he was arrested, tortured and killed for challenging the religious and political orthodoxy of his ...

VATICAN CITY — As the Church this week reflects on Jesus’ crucifixion and death, Pope Francis said that it is the cross that gives us hope. He urged faithful to enter into the mystery of Christ’s ...

Pope Benedict XVI used his first Sunday Angelus address of the Lenten Season to discuss this year's Lenten theme. Chosen from a small part of the Gospel of St. John, the message "refers to the ...

A painting depicting Jesus’ crucifixion rendered by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens sold for nearly $3 million at an auction in Versailles Sunday after it was hidden for nearly four centuries. The ...

Pope Francis leads an audience with members of Fidesco at the Vatican March 20, 2021. Fidesco is a Catholic organization that recruits and deploys people for missionary and development work. (Credit: ...

Crucifixion followed a bloody script of sorts that maximized the suffering and prolonged death. It began when the one being crucified was stripped of his clothing then beaten with a flagrum, a ...

Over 30 years ago, Dr. Thomas McGovern, a dermatologist, began a personal research project that has given him and many other people a more accurate view of the sufferings of Christ during the ...

She lies on a cross. My wife is preparing to give birth to our daughter. It’s our fourth child, her fourth time on the instrument. She does not hang on it. She is lying down, strapped to it, her arms ...