Do you ever hear people say things like “that’s her cross to bear” or “everyone has their own cross to bear” or “his illness is a real cross”? I’m not always comfortable with the implications I hear ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. In July of 2013, the oldest of Jesus relics ...

I would like to continue reflecting on Fleming Rutledge's extraordinary book The Crucifixion, which I consider one of the most insightful theological books of the decade. In a previous article, I drew ...

One of the gems of the Vatican's priceless religious art collection - a sixth century reliquary containing what is revered as fragments of the cross on which Jesus was crucified - has been restored to ...

In anticipation of Easter, high-end jewelers advertise gold and bejeweled crosses costing thousands of dollars. This is ironic. The cross of Christ was a horrible torture. The victim of crucifixion ...

Archaeologists in Turkey believe they have found a small piece of the cross used to crucify Jesus. It was discovered in a stone chest on the site of seventh-century Balatlar Church in Sinop and tests ...

The Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem begins with commemorating Jesus's condemnation by Pilate in the traditional site of Pilate's Praetorium and ends at the Holy Sepulcher with remembering his interment in ...

Archaeologists working at the site of an ancient church in Turkey believe they may have found a relic of the cross of Jesus. The relic was discovered inside a stone chest, unearthed from the ruins of ...

Hale is a Democratic politician from Tennessee; he has been a Catholic nonprofit executive and helped lead faith outreach for President Barack Obama. Today Christians around the world commemorate the ...

How many of us can sing by heart the words of the song that starts “Jesus, keep me near the cross”? Can you recall the next few lines? More than just a song, it’s a much-needed prayer for Christians.

The King's coronation procession will be led by a cross that includes religious relics gifted to the monarch by the Pope. Two shards of the True Cross – which is said to have been used in the ...