As the choir sings the entrance hymn, the congregation stands and the priest and servers slowly walk down the aisle. They reach the altar and bow in front of it. The priest faces the people to deliver ...

From the silent era through the mid-1960s, Bible-based films constituted a reliable staple of Hollywood's output. Directors ...

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill continues his four-week overview of the Bible's 66 books, focusing on Holy ...

The fourth servant song, Isaiah 52:13-53:12, is the most powerful reading I’ve encountered this Lent. It will be the first reading on Good Friday, and I’d encourage you to ask God for the grace of an ...

Proof of an ancient garden, consistent with biblical scripture, has emerged at the holiest site in Christianity — and an ...

Centuries before Jesus was born, Jewish prophets had foretold his coming. During Holy Week, many of the prophecies made about ...

An account of Jesus Christ's crucifixion in the Book of John states that he was buried in a tomb located in a garden just ...

Except for the resurrection on Easter, Holy Thursday is possibly one of the most important, complex, and profound days of celebration in the Catholic Church. Holy Thursday celebrates the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient garden beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, which is mentioned in ...

Holy water is also removed from the fonts in churches on Good Friday and Holy Saturday in preparation for the blessing of the water at the Easter Vigil. This removal also corresponds to those days ...

About four-in-ten Americans (43%) say Trump is favoring favoring Russia too much, while fewer (31%) say he’s striking about the right balance between Russia and Ukraine. Fresh data delivered Saturday ...

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