The faithful around the world celebrate Holy Saturday on April 8, 2023. Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday, is the day that some believe Jesus — his body in his tomb — descended into hell for ...

Christian tradition depicts Jesus’ tomb as empty and solitary, but archaeology tells a different story. Tombs in Jerusalem were family complexes filled with multiple bodies. Early gospel writers ...

Over the last several articles, we have looked at the popularity of hallucination theories as a possible explanation of what happened to Jesus after the crucifixion. We began the entire discussion by ...

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Mag­dalene went to the tomb and saw the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came run­ning to Simon Peter and the other ...

Brynne Young, left, and Brooklyn Fuerst dip their “Resurrection Rolls” in butter and sugar on Holy Thursday at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School in Columbus Grove. The activity helps the children ...

This Sunday, hundreds of millions of Christians will celebrate their holiest day of the year. Easter is the day that Christians all over the world celebrate their belief in the bodily resurrection of ...

Pope Francis holds a candle during the Easter Vigil in St. Peter’s Basilica on April 8, 2023. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – Despite having skipped a key Holy Week event the night before due ...

Emptiness isn’t usually something to get excited about. Unless it’s Easter morning. Because in the empty tomb, Christians encounter the miracle of our faith. And in that moment, everything changes.

(Matthew 28:1-15; Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-49; John 20:1-12) Jesus’ Resurrection is our salvation. St. Paul is blunt about this fact: Unless Jesus is risen from the dead, “your faith is in vain” (1 ...