Manger scenes displayed around Christmastime usually feature an ox and an ass beside the infant Jesus. According to the ...

“Jesus Christ Superstar” is a rock-‘n’-roll setting of the “Passion” story, which recounts the last week of Jesus’ life.

Anyone unfamiliar with the Gospel story might have some difficulty following exactly why Jesus (Scott Clinkscales) has to die, but practically nobody in the Twentynine Palms area matches that ...

In the springtime, families around the world celebrate Easter. For many Christians, Easter is an important holiday with church services to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. For ...

For the Catholic Church and many other Christian denominations, the Sunday before Easter marks the beginning of the most important week of the year – “Holy Week,” when Christians reflect on central ...

It’s Palm Sunday, the beginning of the Christian Holy Week, leading up to the celebration of Easter next Sunday, April 20. Millions of Christians worldwide carry palm leaves in processions today to ...

Mr. Thayer is an Episcopal priest. On Sunday, in cities around the world, Christians begin Holy Week by celebrating Palm Sunday, when Jesus entered Jerusalem for the final time before his death and ...

For the sake of new readers, given my Jewish birth and upbringing, I always confess that until my mid-20s, I thought Palm Sunday was about glorifying palm trees. That is not a joke. Of course, palm ...

More than 250,000 palm and olive branches and more than 20,000 pilgrims filled St. Peter's Square for Palm Sunday at the Vatican — and finally, as the Mass concluded, Pope Francis was there, too. The ...

Pope Francis waives to faithful and cardinals at the end of Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square on April 13, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media/Screenshot.) Listen ROME – As the Catholic Church begins ...

This Sunday, April 13, holds a special significance across the Christian world, including Greece, as both Orthodox and Catholic believers celebrate Palm Sunday together. This is a rare occasion as ...