It stands as a statement that Jesus is no longer on the cross and thus symbolises his resurrection. A crucifix, on the other hand, includes the body of Jesus, to more vividly remind viewers of his ...

Each Easter we see many images of Jesus on the cross – inevitably wearing a loincloth. But the historical evidence shows victims of crucifixion were fully naked to maximise shame as well as pain.

Remembering Simon the Cyrene, who carried the cross for Jesus on his way to Calvary Rev. Samuel Hale Jr. Springfield State Journal- Register ...

“Jesus walks to the cross, dies on the cross, so our soul can smile,” he said. Follow Elise Ann Allen on Twitter: @eliseannallen ...

The cross was not simply torture, humiliation and shame; it was also total and abject helplessness. Jesus on the cross was the poorest man in the world.

On the cross, when Jesus dies, the Spirit, who is the great sinew, holding together Father and Son, creation and its creator, is expelled from the Son. In breathing out the Spirit, God is sundered ...

Today, Jesus our king looks at us from the cross, the Pope said. Pope Francis celebrated Mass at the Cathedral of Asti, in northern Italy, for the Solemnity of Christ the King on Nov. 20, 2022 ...

“They lifted that man up to the sky like he was Jesus, letting him know they were gonna put him on the cross right there,” joked Griffin III, a devout Christian.

Rome Newsroom, Nov 20, 2022 / 07:25 am On the Solemnity of Christ the King, Pope Francis said Jesus, through his death on the cross, opened his arms to embrace all people and everything about them ...