Why did Jesus die? This is the central question of our faith. Unless we can answer it in a way that connects the cross with us and our world, then the gospel falls apart. Either Jesus’ death has ...

Last week, we began to look at what Jesus endured before being nailed to the Cross; yes, nailed. We pick up the story by ...

Editor’s Note: The following are excerpts from God’s Wounds: The Remarkable Truth of Those Who Bore the Signs of Christ’s Passion (Catholic Answers Press) by Register contributor John Clark; the book ...

In the summer of 1979, I spent a day at the ecumenical community of Taizé in France. The weather was perfect—cloudless sky, pleasantly warm—and the lawns were lush green. Scattered across them were ...

The thief on the cross next to Jesus waited in suffering for the promise of paradise. So do many of us. When readers thumb through their Bibles for examples of courage, few consider flipping to the ...

MIAMI (AP) — Good Friday is a unique — and uniquely solemn — day in the Christian calendar. It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus, ahead of what's a central tenet of faith for believers — ...