During Good Friday, devout Christians, Catholics, and even other faiths have their own ways of commemorating the crucifixion ...

By Linda Bordoni Pope Francis celebrated Palm Sunday, reminding the faithful of God’s “providential and merciful” embrace ...

In his homily read out during the celebration in Saint Peter's Square marking Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, Pope Francis calls on us to reflect on the Lord's compassion that knows no limits, "how ...

From my Jewish learning In 1965, as part of the Vatican II council, the Catholic Church published a long-anticipated declaration entitled Nostra Aetate, offering a new approach to the question of ...

In Christianity, the donkey becomes almost a symbol of Jesus Christ himself, given how it patiently suffers and bears others’ ...

In colonial Latin America – called “New Spain” by European colonists – images of a white Jesus reinforced a caste system where white, Christian Europeans occupied the top tier, while those with darker ...

This Sunday holds a special significance across the Christian world, including Greece, as believers celebrate Palm Sunday ...

Holy Week culminates with the celebration of Jesus’ Resurrection on Easter Sunday. This is a day of joy, because Jesus ...

Marking another in a series of recent surprise public appearances, Pope Francis on Sunday briefly greeted thousands of ...

Carrying the cross means stepping into the pain of others and walking beside them, Pope Francis wrote at the start of Holy ...

As the Catholic Church begins its most solemn time of the year, Pope Francis made an appearance in St. Peter’s Square at the ...

You have to draw close to hear the words, for a crucified man struggles to speak, his lungs crushed under the pressure of his ...