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Jewish leaders falsely accuse Jesus of blasphemy at an illegal trial.

Over the centuries, many people have asked: “What did Jesus look like?” A new documentary attempts to answer this question. “The Face of Jesus” examines two acheiropoietic images of Christ — the ...

The Vatican will clarify the Catholic Church’s position on some of Mary’s titles and her "cooperation in the work of ...

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 ...

Catholic summer camps are incorporating an outside-the-box approach. There is a new trend of Catholic summer camps that are moving away from a traditional model of a Vacation Bible School (VBS) ...

As devotion to the Holy Face finds renewed interest, a new documentary connects ancient relics, modern miracles, and a timeless longing to see the face of God. ‘The Face of Jesus’ chronicles the ...

The horse, named Proton, was raised at a stud farm in Poland, the Vatican press office said in a statement. Sired by Kahil Al ...

Once upon a time, a wicked queen asked, "Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who in this land is fairest of all?" Unfortunately, the magic mirror could only speak the truth; instead of naming the woman ...

What does God look like? Kids ask that with equal measures of innocence and expectation. What a disappointment to hear that God is invisible! If we ask Google, we get a wide variety of images: mostly ...

"And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light" (Matthew 17:2). This verse comes from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic Gospels ...