On every Lenten journey many people stumble over the paradox of the Christian story. Jesus’s death saves the world, and it ought not to have happened. It fulfills prophecy, but it was the work of ...

Christmas is so familiar that it is easy to miss how utterly unlike every other religious claim it truly is. The story is ...

The public is invited to attend the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ annual observance to commemorate the death of Jesus Christ. “We warmly invite the public locally and worldwide to join us to commemorate Christ ...

Just a few steps from the grandiose Piazza Maggiore in Bologna, Italy, is the unimposing church of Santa Maria della Vita. You might easily walk past the building, for just ahead are the bustling open ...

Long human history demonstrates that death comes for each of us, advancing on us, stalking us, cutting us down at the beginning of life, the prime of life, the middle of life or the end of life, ...

At the Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday, Pope Francis said the announcement of Christ's resurrection was the greatest message in history, one that broke the silence of his death and gave us hope in the ...

The Corinthian church needed the reminder of the power of God. So do we. In this Close Reading series, biblical scholars reflect on a passage in their area of expertise that has been formational in ...

Why the Crucifixion is the center of our theology—and our lives. The cross of Christ is the center of salvation. It is the crucial point, the place of convergence where everything about the gospel ...

As the great season of Lent has come to its end with the celebration of Jesus’ ultimate victory over sin and human frailty, we have a perfect opportunity to consider the gravity of these historical ...