Jesus didn’t brush past the pain. He didn’t hurry into the miracle. He stood there, surrounded by sorrow, and felt it fully.

In the wake of the recent mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder, and the ongoing plague of gun violence that costs more than 100 lives a day in America, I have been reminded of the Bible verse ...

Jesus Wept July 13, 2012 When crisis or tragedies come, we often ask God why. When Lazarus, a close personal friend of Jesus was sick and died, Jesus wept (John ...

And according to verse 35, “Jesus wept.” “Jesus wept” is the shortest verse in the Bible and also “the most profound and powerful,” the artist Makoto Fujimura told me.

The Bible's shortest verse – "Jesus wept" – is also one of its most important. That was the message delivered by the Rev. Chad Scruggs in a March 5 sermon – "Death's Conqueror" – as the ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Philip Shenon, author of "Jesus Wept: Seven Popes and the Battle for the Soul of the Catholic Church," about how Pope Francis' legacy will shape the upcoming conclave.

Philip Shenon’s “Jesus Wept” looks at the church since World War II, with particular focus on the clerical abuse crisis and the ideological battles that followed the Second Vatican Council.

In Jesus Wept, investigative journalist Philip Shenon examines the last seven popes, and how efforts to reform the Church with the Second Vatican Council led to power struggles and doctrinal ...