Ideas about resurrection had been developing for centuries before Jesus’ life, but his followers took them in new directions.
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A Christian Palestinian human rights scholar who grew up in Bethlehem writes about the special time of Easter, but also about the restrictions on Palestinian Christians.
The ancient tenebrae tradition brings churchgoers face to face with the darkest moments of the Christian story.
Hundreds of thousands of visitors come to the Santuario de Chimayó throughout the year, but the pilgrimage during the week before the celebration of Easter is the high point.
Like Halloween and Christmas, today’s Easter traditions are a blend of Christian and non-Christian influences.
Donkeys and palm leaves are both associated with Christianity’s Palm Sunday – but their symbolism couldn’t be more different.
Prayers and symbols have the power to bind people together, writes a religion scholar, and so it is important to understand the history and context of Good Friday prayers.
Was Jesus Christ the first male lead in the history of modern theatre?
Pope Francis is gradually moving the Catholic Church away from the traditional idea of bread and wine turning into flash and blood.
The day that begins the Lenten season is called Ash Wednesday. Here’s why it holds deep religious significance for Christians.
The rituals of Semana Santa during Easter Week bring Spain together and allow people to exorcise the country’s ghosts.
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