Easter message – Christians ‘reject racism and hate speech’
The nation’s church leaders have focused on love, joy and peace in the face of hate and grief in their
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Why Did Judas Really Betray Jesus?
With Easter right around the corner, Christians are thinking about the death and resurrection of Jesus. The events that took
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Sacred staircase ‘climbed by Jesus’ before crucifixion unearthed in Rome
A holy staircase believed to have been climbed by Jesus as he made his way to his cruxifixction has been
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On Palm Sunday, Jerusalem becomes a metaphor for the whole world
During this Passiontide, the Church takes us to Jerusalem. After completing his three-year ministry, the Lord Jesus enters the Holy
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Pope Palm Sunday: Jesus destroys triumphalism by his Passion
Pope Francis during Mass on Palm Sunday tells the faithful, “there is no negotiating with the cross: one either embraces
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That Easter Saturday Experience
Easter is not just the most important season of the year for the Christian, it’s also the busiest – ask
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Easter egg row: Church of England accuses National Trust of ‘airbrushing’ religion out of children’s egg hunt
The Church of England has accused the National Trust of “airbrushing faith” after it dropped the word “Easter” from its
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Higher tour kicks off in Yorkshire
Thousands of young people across Yorkshire will hear the good news of Jesus over the next few weeks, as the
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Church leaders give blessing to plastic free faith Easter Egg
The Archbishop of York and the lead Bishop for the environment have welcomed a ‘plastic free’ version of The Real
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Jesus Christ’s power to make everything new
In a carpark in Bor, Eastern Serbia, Slobodan suddenly cried, “Yessss!” and abruptly rushed over to his colleague’s vehicle. “I thought
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Promise, plague and passion
Next year, Oberammergau stages its 42nd passion play, keeping a 400-year-old promise to God. What started as a bargain with
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Important to understand Christmas and other religious festivals, say Britons, yet many are not confident retelling stories
The majority of adults in Britain (58%)agree that it is important to understand the story of religious festivals that other
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Bethlehem church mosaics sparkle in time for Christmas
Experts clean, repair surviving fragments of 12th century masterworks at famed Church of the Nativity, some of which were covered
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Life-size nativity scene made using mannequins
A woman has restored ex-display shop mannequins to create a life-size nativity display at her local church. Maureen Wall, 71,
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Vatican sand nativity scene
A nativity scene made entirely of sand is on display at the Vatican. Made out of 720 tonnes of sand,
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