There are two reasons, translations and texts, both of which have cropped up in the news of religion this year. The venerable King James Version (KJV) appeared without changes over centuries. Today, ...

“Monty Python and the Holy Grail” will return to the big screen this weekend and next week to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its release. The 1975 cult-classic comedy, based ever-so-loosely ...

The New York Times has been slammed for an article in which it declared that a holy Christian symbol is 'in vogue'. The piece explored the growing 'trend' of cross jewelry, noting that it is being ...

What does it take to become a pope? The Holy See shared the minimum qualifications for a pope on its official LinkedIn account after it received "several messages of interest in the Sede Vacante." The ...

Even in death, Pope Francis remained a trailblazer — becoming the only pontiff to open, but not close, the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in what has become a fateful symbol of his papal ...

In the year 112, a Roman governor in modern-day Turkey had his first encounter with members of a strange religious cult called “Christiani.” The governor had heard reports the cult followed an ...

Lent began on Ash Wednesday and ends on either Holy Thursday or Holy Saturday, “depending on the denomination or tradition you follow,” according to Christianity.com. This year, that’s ...

Traditionally, this is a day of mourning and prayer. People used to not bathe or groom themselves, dress in black or take a vow of silence, at least between noon and 3 p.m., which is the time when ...

This year Holy Thursday, also called Maundy Thursday, is April 17. "Maundy" means foot-washing, which refers to Christ washing the feet of his 13 disciples as narrated by the Bible's New Testament.

Holy Week started with Palm Sunday April 13. It ends with Easter on April 20. Maundy Thursday marks the day when Jesus celebrate the Passover with his disciples, followed by his arrest in the ...

The Anglican Church and Episcopal Church faithful also partake in Lent. The Bible's New Testament narrates Holy Thursday as when Christ and his 13 disciples gather for the Last Supper, a final ...