Easter Sunday is both the end and the beginning: the end of the Paschal Triduum and the beginning of the great 50 days of the ...

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The liturgical observance of this day of Christ's suffering, crucifixion and death evidently has been in existence from the ... or the 'Mass of the Pre-Sanctified.' ...

What was left of the hymn, archeologists found 100 years ago in ancient Egyptian ruins on a scrap of tattered papyrus, long ...

More than the formation of new concepts, the personal experience of Christ contributed to the living of the events of His existence in the transcendental light of His filial relation with God and ...

Some of these ancient sites no doubt paint the picture of what Saint Justin Martyr once argued were expressions of ...

Have you ever sat and read through the gospel accounts of Passion Week, and tried to work out chronologically what is happening? And have you done that with the four gospels? (It is easiest to do that ...

What does Islam say about Jesus and the crucifixion, and how do these beliefs differ from Christianity's understanding of him?

Latter-day Saint scholar Matthew Bowman discusses LDS prophet Joseph Fielding Smith, who led fights over evolution, the age ...

The renowned spirituality writer Tomas Halik, in a recent book entitled “The Afternoon of Christianity: The Courage to Change” (University of Notre Dame Press, $35), makes this suggestion. As the ...

San Francisco can't single-handedly counter economic trends decimating downtown. But it can draw hordes of young people there to get sozzled.

Robert Vadra has expressed his willingness to enter politics if the Congress party deems it necessary and with the support of his family. He acknowledged the influence of his family, particularly ...