An article that suggested ropes, not nails, held Jesus to the cross caused a firestorm. (RNS) — At the beginning of Holy Week ...

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Around 2,000 years since the crucifixion, Jesus Christ has returned once again - this time as an AI influencer.

The Getty Museum has bolstered its collection of Spanish works with a painting by 16th-century master Luis de Morales.

The Stations of the Cross observes Jesus' passion and death on the cross ... The stations display sacred art, prayers and reflections. The practice began during Roman times as pilgrims traced ...

Cardinals from across the world have begun gathering in the Vatican for the conclave, a secret set of votes in the Sistine ...

President Donald Trump issued a Holy Week proclamation on Palm Sunday vowing to "defend the Christian faith" in the schools, military and the government.

In today's Gospel reading, we hear how the disciples were gripped by fear. They were afraid that what had happened to Jesus might soon happen to them. The shadow of Golgotha still loomed large. The ...

Joseph the Carpenter, by Georges de la Tour, 1642 © Louvre Museum, Paris. Source: Christian Art. Gospel of 1 May 2025 John ...

Without an experience of the resurrection in their lives, the signs worked by St. Francis of Assisi and others couldn't have ...