Many devout Christians spend the week between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday attending a variety of services. We also know from Scripture a number of things Jesus did during his last week on Earth—who ...

Even in death, Pope Francis remained a trailblazer — becoming the only pontiff to open, but not close, the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in what has become a fateful symbol of his papal legacy.

Two days before Easter, many Christians around the world will commemorate Good Friday. It's part of Holy Week, which leads up to Easter Sunday. But what is it? "Good Friday has been, for centuries now ...

With Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent behind us, Easter Sunday is right around the corner – preceded by another Christian holy day: Good Friday. Following the Lent season, when some indulge in ...

The author walking at New Camaldoli Hermitage in Big Sur, Calif. (Hiroko Takeuchi) I first began spending time with my friend Therese after she wrote me a letter about an old book of mine I’d written ...

Christian theology embraces Jesus’ death as a ransom that was paid to bring back to God the many who belong to him. Many perceive Jesus as a loving savior, but his acts of resistance are often missed.

During Holy Week, which began with Palm Sunday, we remember the last days of Jesus before he was arrested, tortured and killed for challenging the religious and political orthodoxy of his time. Jesus ...