Easter is the single most important date in the Christian calendar and it is preceded by Good Friday, which this year fell on April 2. Good Friday commemorates Jesus Christ's crucifixion, which ...

Pilate is cast in a partly sympathetic light in the bible but would his role have been? Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery returns for a second season, as it seeks to shed light on the historical ...

Pontius Pilate, the man who reportedly ordered the crucifixion of Jesus Christ according to the Bible, was a figure shrouded in mystery until an extraordinary discovery on the Mediterranean Sea coast.

The historicity of the Bible is a contested topic with some historians going as far as to suggest the figure of Jesus Christ never existed. But a number of archaeological discoveries made in the Holy ...

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During the House debate on the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, Rep. Barry Loudermilk closed his remarks with a statement that drew its own headlines. "Before you take this ...

Written by Peter Barsocchini (High School Musical), The Passion tells the story of the last hours of Jesus’ life on Earth. It uses passages from the Bible and a variety of popular music — sung by the ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A 2,000-year-old copper ring that may have belonged to biblical Roman prefect Pontius Pilate has been found by Israeli ...

A 2,000-year-old bronze ring could have been worn by Pontius Pilate, the Roman prefect who ordered Jesus to be crucified, archaeologists say. The ring was first unearthed 50 years ago at Herodium, a ...

A Kenyan lawyer has filed a petition in The Hague, asking the International Court of Justice to hold Israel, among others, responsible for the “unlawful” trial and crucifixion of Jesus Christ, a ...