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

Christian devotees from the Philippines were nailed to a cross on Friday in a reenactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion in ...

It wasn’t just the heavens weeping. A jaw-dropping discovery by NASA may lend cosmic credibility to one of the Bible’s most ...

Good Friday traditions. Catholics around the city commemorated the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday.

Ruben Enaje, 64, is seen alongside two other devotees nailed to wooden crosses in front of huge crowds in the village of San ...

Who invented crucifixion? The Persians are commonly credited with this, but evidence suggests that it may have been the Greeks.

Hundreds of faithful walked solemnly Friday with actors portraying Jesus and his mother, Mary, marking one of the holiest of ...

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

Christians are celebrating Holy Week with processions and reenactments in places like Jerusalem, Brazil, Nigeria, India, ...

Carrying a tall wooden cross on his shoulder, Pastor John Shaver walked down the street where his church had stood, just ...

Catholics in the Philippines marked Good Friday with gory re-enactments of the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus Christ, ...

Today is Good Friday, a religious holiday that's a public holiday in some places. Here's what you need to know about mail and ...