Father Frans Bouwen, a leading voice in ecumenical dialogue, holds that “there are no real theological reasons” to justify ...

Palestinian Christians have dwindled from 11% to less than 1% of the population in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Easter brings eggs and pastels, but what’s the meaning behind the holiday — and the other springtime religious observances?

A booklet given out at several English Heritage sites says that the word comes from the name of the goddess Eostre without ...

In many countries, Easter is still the day of days. But in America, we're all about Christmas -- divested, mostly, of its religious trappings.

English Heritage has claimed that Easter was not originally Christian. The charity is accused of “whitewashing” the holiday ...

The next German government will be one of rearmament, war and class war. Business groups and economists are insisting that ...

For many Christian denominations, Easter is the joyful conclusion to the Lenten season of devoted prayer, fasting and penitence. Easter is, by modern definition, an annual Christian festival in ...