The linchpin truth proclaimed by the Christian Gospels—”the central fact of all history,” as 17th century Bishop Jacques Bossuet put it—is that Christ was crucified in Jerusalem, that he died on the ...

The crucifixion is apparently under review. In his doctoral thesis, newly graduated Swedish theologian Gunnar Samuelsson argues that the cross Jesus supposedly died on may not actually have been a ...

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.

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 ...

An old hymn asks the following questions: "Why did He go to Calvary? Why was His life's blood shed for me?" The song’s chorus says that He loves us, and that is the reason that Jesus suffered on the ...