Christians today celebrate their holiest day, Easter Sunday, which commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Easter has long been a mix of the secular and the sacred, of candy, flowers and ...

Easter Sunday stands as the pinnacle of the Christian liturgical calendar, especially for Catholics, marking the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It is considered the foundation of the ...

During Fasika, as Easter is known, Christians of all denominations - including the majority Orthodox group - come together to ...

If it seems that we are more Roman than Christian these days, it can help to recall that the hero of Easter is Jesus and not ...

Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of ...

Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "The New York Stock Exchange was closed on Friday because Jesus’ crucifixion is the business ...

Back in 5th-century Alexandria, Hypatia stood as a symbol of knowledge. She is the earliest-known female philosopher and mathematician who challenged rising religious extremism. Her intellect and ...

Despite their small number, the Bektashis are set to form the world’s newest country — a first-of-its-kind Islamic microstate ...

Standing the back, the Rt. Rev. Matthew Cowden, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia, presents Rector Dean Lawrence, at right, April 12 at the completion of Lawrence’s induction ceremony ...

The victory of Emperor Constantine during a civil war allowed for some of the most dramatic events in Roman history. The emperor’s tale of divine intervention at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge ...

Moreover, the House of Lords even includes Lords Spiritual, comprising archbishops and bishops of the Church of England—the country’s official religion—who take part in all legislative activity. None ...