On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the dark and cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a ...

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Archaeological excavations launched in 2022 in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem have yielded significant data ...

Holy Week is the holiest week of the Greek Orthodox Church, symbolizing the passion, death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Read on to find out more about this week and how Christians mark it. During Holy Week, Christians remember the story of Jesus' life leading up to his crucifixion when he died on the cross.

For me, there are three themes that I draw out of our tradition and that I emphasize in my preaching: solidarity, empathy and ...

The Gospel accounts of the “two kingdoms” represented in Jesus and Caesar seem strikingly contemporary here and now.

The Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ happens in the spring every year. Many denominations observe celebrations during Holy Week leading up to Easter, marked by Palm ...

This year, during Holy Week, some of the distractions are centering around what seems like an obviously Christian phrase: ...

Resurrection day is nearly upon us, and actress Roma Downey reminds us of the amazing and wonderful hope we have in Jesus.

The purpose of Holy Week is to reenact, relive, and participate in the passion of Jesus Christ. Holy Week is the same in the eastern and western Church, but because eastern Christians use the ...

The week reaches its "pinnacle in the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday night." "This week is a time of reflection for Christians to memorialize Jesus’ crucifixion – and to prepare their hearts ...