Archaeologists found another example of a crucified heel 49 years later in Cambridgeshire, England, in a grave in an ancient ...

Hundreds of faithful walked solemnly Friday with actors portraying Jesus and his mother, Mary, marking one of the holiest of ...

From the location of the “place of skulls” to ancient Jewish burial rites, here’s what archaeologists do—and don’t—know about ...

It is known that the death of Jesus Christ occurred somewhere between AD 30 and AD 33. But how exactly did he die?

Pope Francis, still recovering from respiratory infections, made only a brief appearance in the square at the end of Palm ...

In preparation for Holy Week, the seventh- and eighth-grade students of St. Teresa of Calcutta School, 256 Swamp Pike, ...

The Roman soldiers were stamping so vehemently, you could feel vibrations through the floor. They nailed Jesus to the cross and roughly brought forward two thieves to crucify, one on each side.

Soldiers led Jesus through the streets on His way to Golgotha Hill; He was spit upon, mocked and beaten with a whip, until the blood was oozing from His stripes. We think of the p ...

This Friday marks the day that Christians commemorate as the day Jesus was crucified on the cross, to rise again two days ...