The Romans practiced crucifixion - literally, "fixed to a cross" - for nearly a millennium. It was a public, painful, and slow form of execution, and used as a way to deter future crimes and ...

A jaw-dropping discovery by NASA may lend cosmic credibility to one of the Bible’s most dramatic moments — the crucifixion of Jesus Christ — and the spooky sky show that followed.

A discovery by NASA may confirm the Biblical account of Jesus' crucifixion, according to researchers from Oxford University. The Bible states that the sun turning into darkness and the moon into ...

Jesus's mother and Mary Magdalene—his only followers other than John not to desert him during his crucifixion—weep at Jesus's feet in Mihaly Munkacsy's 1884 "Christ On The Cross." Jesus's ...

A new study into remains found in Italy in 2007 has offered up only the second example of the cruel execution method used in time of Christ ANCIENT remains of a "crucifixion" victim have been ...

NASA scientists believe that a lunar eclipse occurred during the crucifixion of Jesus, based on data from its astronomical models. An article from the space agency noted that the Christian Bible ...