Jesus Christ is most often said to have been born on Christmas, the 25th day of December. His death was sometime in the spring when he was killed by crucifixion at the hands of the Romans.

Adoration or veneration of an image or representation of Christ's cross does not mean that we actually adore the material image, of course, but rather what it represents. In kneeling before the ...

Two details should be noted: First, Stephen explicitly associates his death with Christ’s, repeating two of Jesus’ own words from the cross. He asks that they be forgiven for their deed and ...