Pope Francis asked that people begin Holy Week with this sense of amazement, by gazing upon Jesus on the cross, and saying to him, "Lord, how much you love me! How precious I am to you!" ...

The historical reason for Jesus’ death was political. The Resurrection signaled that earthbound powers were no longer in charge. “The cross reveals “the way.” ...

The cross, or crucifix, is arguably the central image of Christianity. What's the difference between the two? A cross is just that - an e.

On Good Friday, we process in church in order to kiss a cross or crucifix held by altar servers. The cross is unquestionably our symbol, our sign, our banner and flag. We have been saved by the cross!

The new map - based on Bible scripture and archaeological evidence - recounts Christ's journey through Jerusalem in the week ...

The slowness to depict Jesus on a cross was not about a general sensibility to the visual arts, although they do seem to have been very selective in what they did portray.

Early works depicting Jesus’s death didn’t always show an overt cross, as in this 440 AD image from the Church of Santa Sabina. Credit: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA) ...

The crucifixion gap: why it took hundreds of years for art to depict Jesus dying on the cross. Robyn J. Whitaker, Associate Professor, New Testament, Pilgrim Theological College, ...