Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are plenty of scriptures that emphasize this incredible event and celebration—prophecies from the Old Testament, ...

The faithful around the world celebrate Holy Saturday on April 8, 2023. Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday, is the day that some believe Jesus — his body in his tomb — descended into hell for ...

First let me extend everyone here, to the whole parish family of St. Philomena, my own prayers that each of you will celebrate a most joyful and peaceful Easter, the victory of Jesus over death. As we ...

One of the most pressing concerns of the Gospel writers was to make a convincing case that the resurrection was real — that Jesus had, in fact, risen from the dead. Skepticism would have been the most ...

Pope Francis presided over Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday 2024 before giving the traditional Urbi et Orbi blessing in the presence of approximately 60,000 people. On a warm and windy ...

Editor’s note: Dave Bergmeier lets Luke tell the story of Jesus Christ’s resurrection from Chapter 24. On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had ...

Happy Easter! Today we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. The first reading and the Gospel offer insights into early Christian witnesses that can inform us as witnesses for Christ today. In ...

These words, with slight variations, will echo today in many different languages as most Christians around the world celebrate Easter. They are a statement of hope. And the church has always ...

A Catholic faithful prays during the celebration of Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, in Cali, Colombia, on March 2. (Photo: AFP) Even a cursory reading of the Gospels leads us to encounter a ...

The lure of high-end historical fiction—Gore Vidal’s “Narratives of Empire” series, to cite one popular example, or even a movie like “Lincoln”—is the sharing of secrets: The author tells us things we ...