Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mosaic of the Resurrection in the Basilica of St. Paul in Harissa, Lebanon. FredSeiller/Wikimedia Commons As Easter approaches, ...

Easter arrives this Sunday. Millions of people will flock to their churches and then enjoy Easter Egg hunts, elaborate brunches and family celebrations. The question is: why? After all, Easter is the ...

Popes are known for writing encyclicals and papal bulls, not popular works on the historical Jesus, which is in any case a field well-trod by countless other authors. But Pope Benedict XVI, a.k.a. the ...

What more can be said about Easter, other than those remarkable three words? Maybe it would help to, as spiritual directors like to say, “unpack” each word. To talk about “Christ” means of course to ...

At an Easter sunrise this morning on a hilltop with three wooden crosses, Christians celebrated the resurrection of Jesus. “It’s the most important day of my life,” said Davilyn Smith. “It reminds me ...

Easter is upon us. The holiday celebrating the death and resurrection of the Christian messiah, Jesus of Nazareth. Pontius Pilate washed his hands, the Roman emperor Tiberius probably heard nothing ...

Whether someone believes Jesus was the Son of God is a matter of faith, but his existence as a historical person is a ...

A mosaic of the Resurrection in the Basilica of St. Paul in Harissa, Lebanon. FredSeiller/Wikimedia Commons Aaron Gale, West Virginia University As Easter approaches, Christians around the world begin ...