WHEN Pontius Pilate presented the crowd with a choice to free Jesus of Nazareth or Barabbas, a known criminal, the people ...

The issue of idolatry in the form of the state claiming ultimate lordship and sovereignty over the lives of subjects came to the fore in the early church. The Roman state had made claims for the ...

What is the secret of Pope Leo’s popularity? In less than a month, he seems to have brought something fresh to this most ...

The Bible recounts how a Roman soldier pierced Jesus' side with a spear during the crucifixion to confirm his death, but it ...

Jesus was neither an imperialist nor a bigot. There is a biblical figure who provided a model for your tactics. His name was Pontius Pilate, and he was a clean-cut Roman procurator who condemned a ...