Just before Easter, as part of his intermittent series of conversations with religious leaders, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof asked Union Theological Seminary president Serene Jones about ...

Most people move through Easter without ever pausing to question where it actually comes from—the name itself, the symbols that feel oddly specific, even the timing that never quite seems random. Yet ...

On Easter Sunday, festively decorated churches across the United States will be filled with worshippers eager to celebrate the most important day in the Christian year. While some will attend services ...

Editor's note: This editorial, in modified form, has marked previous Easter holidays in this newspaper. The Easter story, the happy ending in a tale of brutal crucifixion, suggests that there's a ...

Ever seen a cross on top of a pine tree? No, not the wooden kind. Around Easter each spring, some species in certain regions start to develop shoots with a familiar shape. This sighting has led to a ...

Last Easter, I started the Easter column with “When I sat down to write this morning, I very nearly wrote the same column that I wrote for Easter last year!” I just nearly did it again. In fact, it ...

Christians around the world celebrate Easter on Sunday, April 20. This event marks a time when the whole universe was changed forever. The timeless message of Easter has something to say to us today ...