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, ...

Easter Sunday is a highly anticipated occasion below the Mason-Dixon. We look forward to dying and decorating eggs, wearing our favorite pastel dresses, and enjoying some insanely delicious food. But, ...

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 ...

The themes priests choose for Easter Sunday sermons can run the gamut. But they are typically pointing toward the death of Jesus Christ, his burial and resurrection. Several key Bible verses tell the ...

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 ...

The Gospel of the Second Sunday of Lent always features Jesus’ Transfiguration. Why the Transfiguration is so important in the context of Lent is suggested at the end of today’s Gospel from Mark ...

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 ...

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 ...