(RNS) — When he arrived at Christ Episcopal Church, a suburban congregation outside Cleveland, in September 2024, the Rev. Charles Graves IV said, one of his first encounters with a parishioner was a ...

It wasn’t just the heavens weeping. A jaw-dropping discovery by NASA may lend cosmic credibility to one of the Bible’s most dramatic moments — the crucifixion of Jesus Christ — and the spooky sky show ...

Jesus of Nazareth is perhaps the most significant individual in human history, and yet some skeptics and critics have questioned his existence. How much can we actually know about him beyond the ...

Pope Francis kisses a crucifix during the Good Friday Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican April 7, 2023. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – In a service Friday ...

Pope Francis leaves the parish of Serafina at the end of a meeting with represenatitves of some aid and charity centers ahead of Sunday’s 37th World Youth Day in Lisbon on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023.

Nathanael Andrade explores the historical record to puncture a “misreading” that has often come back to haunt Jews come Easter time. Having grown up in the years after Nostra Aetate – the Vatican ...

The Christmas story of a baby born in a manger is a familiar one. The Roman Empire, a police state in its own right, had ordered that a census be conducted. Joseph and his pregnant wife Mary traveled ...

And still—he almost missed Him. Colin Smith brings that realization to life in gut-punching detail. He lets the thief narrate his own remorse—not about his crimes, but about how long he spent mocking ...