JERUSALEM — Thousands of Christian pilgrims and clergy members are marching through the ancient alleyways of Jerusalem’s Old City, retracing Jesus’ path to crucifixion in observation of Good Friday.
Christians all over the world today are observing Good Friday. It is the anniversary of the death of Jesus of Nazareth, whom Christians believe died in place of sinners to pay the price to satisfy the justice of a holy God for all their sins, if that person would turn to God in faith and repentance, trusting in Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on their behalf, and believing in his Easter resurrection from the dead.
Eco-extremist group Extinction Rebellion discussed “shutting down” Heathrow Airport on Good Friday after bringing London to a standstill for four days.
Actor-turned internet troll Jim Carrey shared a drawing of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion on Good Friday, the latest in his ultra-provocative collection of artwork.
Christmas, Good Friday, and Easter together form the three seminal events that Christians believe are the focal point of history that will determine the destiny of humanity. While those words may seem jarring in a pluralistic and relativistic culture like modern America, for billions of devout Christians over the past 2,000 years, it has been the foundational belief of their lives. For tens of millions of Americans today, those central pillars of the Christian faith shape the entire focus of their time on earth.
Many churches across Venezuela will be unable to offer a Eucharist this Easter due to a chronic lack of flour used to produce the communion wafer.
On Good Friday Christians commemorate the day on which the Son of God made man was humiliated, stripped, tortured, and, finally murdered on a cross.
Christians congregated in the town of San Pedro Cutud, Philippines, this Friday to crucify volunteer devotees participating in an annual reenactment of the death of Jesus according to the Gospels. Christians in the Philippines also observe Good Friday with floggings and processions.
Hillary Clinton’s pastor apologized Monday after it was revealed he plagiarized another minister’s writings in a key part of his upcoming book — namely the email he sent Clinton the morning after she lost the election.
Hillary Clinton’s pastor sent her an email the morning after she lost the presidential election to Donald Trump, comparing the day to Good Friday — appearing to place Clinton in the role of Jesus Christ.
The Jerusalem District Attorney’s Office filed an indictment on Thursday against 57-year-old Palestinian terrorist Jamil Tamimi, who murdered 21-year-old British exchange student Hannah Bladon on a Jerusalem light rail train in April.
Christians all over the world are celebrating Easter as the Sunday anniversary of Jesus Christ being resurrected from the dead.
Andrew Breitbart exposed the White House visitor logs as a fig leaf that let Obama claim transparency while hiding his real operations.
A British Christian theatre group has staged their annual Passion Play in Trafalgar square, London, part of a tradition of Easter pageants in the United Kingdom depicting the final days of Christ going back hundreds of years. Once a common
SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Eight people in southern Spain have been arrested for allegedly provoking stampedes during Seville’s overnight Good Friday processions that left one person in critical condition.
Christians all over the world are celebrating Good Friday, marking the anniversary of the suffering and death (the “passion”) of Jesus Christ of Nazareth outside the city walls of Jerusalem, during which Christians believe a sinless man paid the price for their sin.
As Christmas season begins for countless millions of Christians in America and across the globe, Bloomington, Indiana, announced that it will no longer recognize Good Friday because doing so is insensitive to others.
In the wake of political controversy, primary contests, and a terror attack in Brussels, 2016 presidential candidate Ted Cruz took a moment to speak about the meaning of Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Cruz said in a Friday statement: This weekend, Christians
In graphic reenactments of the crucifixion of Jesus on Good Friday, at least 17 men have been nailed to wooden crosses in the Philippines in an extreme act of devotion, one of whom said he offered his penance for peace
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”—John 10:11 (ESV).
