For reasons having more to do with modern secular culture and commerce than religious significance, Christmas is more ...

While many associate Easter with rabbits, candy, and children racing to fill their baskets with colorful eggs, for those of the Christian faith, it is a sacred holiday commemorating the ...

Pope Francis, who is in daily contact with Gazans, has consistently called for an end to the Israeli assault and for ...

Christians in the Holy Land are prepared for the Easter celebrations with a mixture of anguish, frustration and hope for peace with talks of a new possible ceasefire to release 10 Israeli hostages.

A Haggadah, meaning “telling,” is a fundamental Jewish text used to follow the order of the ritual Passover Seder meal, where ...

From the location of the “place of skulls” to ancient Jewish burial rites, here’s what archaeologists do—and don’t—know about ...

Nathanael Andrade explores the historical record to puncture a "misreading" that has often come back to haunt Jews come ...

Two days before Easter, Christians worldwide will observe Good Friday, one of the most somber days of the religion's year.

Christians across Los Angeles County celebrated Maundy Thursday and many will attend church on Good Friday, April 18, to ...

The celebration of Easter is the culmination of Holy Week which began on April 13 with Palm Sunday. Depending on an ...

Dismas’ endurance beyond Jesus’ death is what makes him a companion to the long-suffering. He has gone before those for whom, ...

Catholic priests in Israel and Gaza have expressed hope for the restoration of peace in the region amid reports of increased ...