Because Easter fell on the same day on the Julian and Gregorian calendars, meaning Catholic and Orthodox were celebrating on the same day, the Vatican added Byzantine “stichera” or hymns and “stichos” ...

But even though Easter is significantly commercialized in stores and society in general, its origin is rooted in the Bible as ...

The Easter story is one of a king laying down his life for what the people needed, even as they mocked and crucified him, writes Greg Baker.

Celebrating his first Easter Vigil as the new archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy said that Jesus, through ...

Two Bartow police officers and a deputy with the Polk County Sheriff's Office are recovering after being shot Friday ...

Holy Saturday falls between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, marking the solemn time when Jesus was in the tomb after his ...

The Legislature is a relatively agnostic place, but Erb finds plenty of people eager to talk. He has been serving ...

A cradle Episcopalian, the 34-year-old Graves, like many Christians, was taught that Jesus had died for his sins and for the ...

This is Chaplain Harry, with the Disabled American Veterans, reading from John 20:15–17 where we find Mary at the tomb searching for Jesus. When she did not see Him in ...

More recently, I’ve been struck by the preceding phrase, “belong—body and soul.” It seems intuitive that a Christian’s soul ...

Filipinos are known all over the world for their strong faith in God and for their deep love and reverence for our Holy Mother Mary, who we call Mama Mary. It is in the Filipinos’ destiny to be OFWs ...

Only those who truly love us can free us from this false view of love,' the Pope said. 'In the relationship with God, we have ...