The faithful around the world celebrate Holy Saturday on April 8, 2023. Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday, is the day that some believe Jesus — his body in his tomb — descended into hell for ...

Brynne Young, left, and Brooklyn Fuerst dip their “Resurrection Rolls” in butter and sugar on Holy Thursday at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School in Columbus Grove. The activity helps the children ...

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other ...

All over the world you can find the tombs of famous men and women who have impacted the world by their lives. Vladimir Lenin’s mausoleum in Moscow and Ho Chi Minh’s Tomb in Hanoi are two of the burial ...

The Gospels, particularly John's account, depict the despair of Jesus' death and the subsequent joy of his resurrection. Mary Magdalene's experience at the empty tomb highlights the transition from ...

Over the last several articles, we have looked at the popularity of hallucination theories as a possible explanation of what happened to Jesus after the crucifixion. We began the entire discussion by ...

Emptiness isn’t usually something to get excited about. Unless it’s Easter morning. Because in the empty tomb, Christians encounter the miracle of our faith. And in that moment, everything changes.

Pope Francis holds a candle during the Easter Vigil in St. Peter’s Basilica on April 8, 2023. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – Despite having skipped a key Holy Week event the night before due ...

(Matthew 28:1-15; Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-49; John 20:1-12) Jesus’ Resurrection is our salvation. St. Paul is blunt about this fact: Unless Jesus is risen from the dead, “your faith is in vain” (1 ...