This is Italian artist Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo’s depiction of Joseph of Arimathea taking Jesus’ body down from the cross after the crucifixion. Savoldo lived from 1480-1548. (Courtesy Photo) Joined ...

Scientists have revealed evidence supporting the existence of Adam and Eve over 200,000 years ago, and now researchers claim to have substantiated one of the Bible's most significant miracles. The ...

Scientists have revealed evidence supporting the existence of Adam and Eve over 200,000 years ago, and now researchers claim to have substantiated one of the Bible's most significant miracles. The ...

An ancient text claims to reveal the name of the soldier who pierced Jesus with a spearing, delivinger the final death blow as he hung on the cross. The Gospel of Nicodemus, also known as the Acts of ...

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Many people, even those who are not Christians or Jews, have biblical names. My second name is certainly one of the more popular. But I have yet still to hear anybody named Dismas or Gestas. Obviously ...

At that time: When the crowd heard these words of Jesus some of the people said, 'This really is the Prophet.' Others said, 'This is the Christ.' But some said, 'Is the Christ to come from Galilee?

The pontiff released his weekly catechesis from the Gemelli Hospital, with a commentary on the Gospel passage about Nicodemus, opening a new chapter in his reflections on Jesus Christ our hope. In his ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday said doubts and uncertainties are not a reason to fear for those who seek Jesus’ guidance throughout life’s journey. In his prepared March 19 catechesis on “Jesus Our Hope,” ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday began a series of reflections on Jesus’ encounters with various individuals in the Gospel, as part of his larger catechetical cycle on the life of Jesus our hope. “There are ...

Why has the name Joseph of Arimathea always fascinated me? I really don’t know why, except I like the sound of it. Now, however, I can put some bones to the body of this prominent figure in Palestine, ...