OSV publisher Scott Richert shares in his latest column how gazing at a crucifix while praying the Our Father gave him a new perspective on the Lord’s Prayer: “By following the will of the Father, (Jesus) ended up on the cross. The
Contemplating how Jesus suffered and died to save each human being should motivate an awe that translates into loving care for anyone who is suffering, Pope Francis said.
As Palm Sunday and Holy Week approach, Catholics are reminded that "the suffering Christ is
This week, a reader asks how Jesus was crucified without breaking any bones, as the Scripture foretold. Monsignor Charles Pope explains the gruesome process of crucifixion and the general consensus of how it relates to the passages in the Old Testament that
Question: At the Crucifixion, was Jesus stripped naked or did he have some clothing on? — Doris Fernandes, Philadelphia Answer: The answer to this is not certain. Early Christian tradition is divided on the subject, and the linguistic details of the New
In Christian history, no ruling body, king or patriarch is reviled more than the Jerusalem Sanhedrin. This Jewish high court, identified in all four Gospels, plotted to have Jesus arrested, subjected him to an illegal trial and intimidated the Romans into murdering