Cross after renovation (Courtesy of St. Andrew United Methodist Church - St. Andrew United Methodist) Theologically, it’s something of a mixed metaphor. For Christians, the empty cross ...

For some people there is an empty feeling this Easter that comes with empty churches, ... “We, too, live in the shadow of the cross,” George said. “It reminds us life is not in our control.

Easter commemorates that Jesus has risen from the dead after his crucifixion on the cross at Calvary on Good Friday, ...

The first symbolic crosses were empty and started appearing about 200 years after Jesus' death, Mercadante said. Crucifixes began to appear 200 years later and became more common in the sixth century.

Dr. Robert Jeffress: Easter 2021 and the hope an empty tomb offers us all ... The One they thought might be the Messiah was gasping for air, nailed to a Roman cross.

Last October, I sat at the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem. The Garden Tomb is an alternate site to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as the place for the crucifixion ...

SANTA CRUZ >> Like the cup in Psalm 23, Holy Cross Catholic Church was overflowing on Easter Sunday. Every pew was full. Parishioners lined the walls of the church and spilled onto the church… ...

April 10 (UPI) --With the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus pandemic expected to peak over the weekend, most of the country will be firmly under stay-at-home orders on Easter Sunday. That means ...

The average American is expected to spend nearly $120 on Easter this year, for a total of $13.03 billion nationwide, according to the National Retail Federation.As far as Barnes & Noble and Wal ...

A deserted St. Peter's Square marks the 2nd Easter under COVID lockdown 02:22. For the Vatican, it was another empty Easter after Italy returned to a lockdown amid rising coronavirus cases in Europe.