On Friday, Christians around the world commemorate with prayers and fasting the death of Jesus Christ days before the arrival of Easter and the hope of the Resurrection. The church calls on believers ...

The Bible's account of the crucifixion of Jesus contains a puzzling detail: he died on the cross before the two criminals crucified beside him. Now, a medical study examining historical records and ...

The crucifixion of Jesus is one of the most illustrated events in human history. For centuries, artists have reimagined it as a form of remembrance and as a means to convey the story of brutality and ...

A new study shows potential evidence of crucifixion done to Jesus Christ through stains on the Shroud of Turin. Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images See more of our coverage in your search ...

The day is observed by Christians around the world as part of Holy Week, and comes two days before Easter Sunday. "Good Friday has been, for centuries now, the heart of the Christian message because ...

(RNS) — During Holy Week, which began with Palm Sunday (April 13), we remember the last days of Jesus before he was arrested, tortured and killed for challenging the religious and political orthodoxy ...