Throughout history, Christians have often believed Pontius Pilate was reluctant to condemn Jesus. History suggests otherwise, a scholar explains.

Archaeologists found another example of a crucified heel 49 years later in Cambridgeshire, England, in a grave in an ancient ...

Religion commentator says Christ is being crucified again all around the world and asks: Do we notice this is happening?

What does Islam say about Jesus and the crucifixion, and how do these beliefs differ from Christianity's understanding of him?

Proof of ancient olive trees and grapevines, consistent with a Bible verse, has been found at the Church of the Holy ...

A team of researchers from Sapienza University of Rome discovered remains of a plant dated to the time of Jesus’ death in the ...

Palm Sunday, the first celebration observed during Holy Week, honors Jesus Christ's last days on earth. Here's what to know ...

Jesus’ procession was a parody of imperial power — a deliberate mockery of Roman spectacle and a prophetic enactment of a ...

The Roman governor Pontius Pilate had Jesus of Nazareth killed by his soldiers. He imposed a sentence that Roman judges often ...

'Ecce Homo' (Behold the Man), by 19th-century painter Antonio Ciseri, depicts Pontius Pilate presenting Jesus to a crowd in Jerusalem. Tungsten/Galleria d'Arte Moderna via Wikimedia Commons ...