Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are plenty of scriptures that emphasize this incredible event and celebration—prophecies from the Old Testament, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Matthew 28:6: "He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay." Luke 24:6-7: "Remember how he ...

At 15, my older brother died, ending my charmed childhood, and I began my search for the meaning of life in earnest. I started reading the scriptures of different religions. I started out with the ...

It’s that time of year again, when Christian believers attend Easter services and hear the story of Jesus’ resurrection. People of other faiths have their own ways of speaking about the nexus between ...

Former President Barack Obama welcomes guests to the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House in Washington, D.C., Apr. 25, 2011. Reuters Easter Sunday marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the ...

Since the Scriptures say Jesus returned physically from the dead, then that's what happened. But very few Christians are literalists on this point, and among Christians there is a range of opinion on ...

As we enter the final weeks of ordinary time, the focus of the Church’s liturgical readings turns to eschatology — the Last Things (death, judgment, heaven and hell). The Church’s tradition observes ...

When you think about Easter, you might picture bunnies, baskets and chocolate. But even though Easter is significantly commercialized in stores and society in general, its origin is rooted in the ...