Contrary to popular belief, the sacred Shroud of Turin was not used to cover Jesus’ post-crucifixion and was actually a ...

Geologists have identified evidence of an earthquake in the Dead Sea region that appears to correspond with the historical ...

Contemplating the devastation that has befallen Gaza and the suffering of its people, one cannot help but think of another nation. Thousands of years ago, in the same region, a nation was persecuted ...

Daprile said that in time, crucifixion art such as the Matthias Grünewald altarpiece made between 1516 and 1517 was incorporated into non-church settings such as hospitals in Europe as source of ...

Her book, “ The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ,” is a magisterial 669-page tome that has garnered the attention and respect of some unlikely religious leaders.

Crucifixion of Jesus Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-GA, declared on the House floor Wednesday that "Pontius Pilate afforded more rights to Jesus than the Democrats have afforded this president and this ...

Since the 1980s, Ruben Enaje, 58, has portrayed Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and death on Good Friday in front of crowds of locals and tourists in a village north of Manila.

But the “White Crucifixion” is a special case because of its identification with the Roman Catholic leader who, during his current U.S. visit, scheduled to end Sunday night in Philadelphia, is ...

"Crucifixion was an extreme punishment used by peoples around the Mediterranean basin for about 1,000 years," said David Cook, assistant professor of religious studies at Rice University.

"Crucifixion was an extreme punishment used by peoples around the Mediterranean basin for about 1,000 years," said David Cook, assistant professor of religious studies at Rice University.