A student in Nigeria died on Good Friday during an attempt to reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The incident occurred during a performance of a Passion Play, a dramatic reenactment of Christ’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Romans, for all that they had adopted crucifixion as the “supreme penalty,” refused to countenance the possibility that it ...

The faithful around the world observe Good Friday on Friday, April 7, 2023. Good Friday is the "most solemn day of the year" for Christians, according to the CatholicLink website and many other ...

At the beginning of the summer of 1968 a team of archaeologists under the direction of V. Tzaferis discovered four cave-tombs at Giv'at ha-Mivtar (Ras el-Masaref), which is just north of Jerusalem ...

A Tampa Bay Times column has called for Christian communities to re‑examine religious imagery, urging a move from graphic crucifixion depictions toward uplifting resurrection portrayals. The writer ...

Crucifixion followed a bloody script of sorts that maximized the suffering and prolonged death. It began when the one being crucified was stripped of his clothing then beaten with a flagrum, a ...