Christians celebrate Holy Week and Easter to mark the most significant event in human history: the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter is God’s mulligan to humanity. The phrase Holy ...

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 ...

With Easter upon us, that most venerable day when Christians across the globe celebrate the atoning death of Jesus, we would do well to remember that THE symbol of this day, the cross, is not only a ...

The size of the three crosses means that they can normally be seen by motorists on the M5 motorway Easter crosses will not appear on a Somerset hill for the first time in years. Every Palm Sunday in ...

A symbol of Christianity that sits atop church steeples, dangles from necks and hangs on walls is being worshipped in a new way — in the mouths of the faithful. A mass-produced chocolate cross is ...

"Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns! One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns!" Hot cross buns have been flying off the shelves in the run-up to Easter. So popular are the sticky, sweet baked treats that ...

You know them: the fluffy bunnies, fancy bonnets, lemony Peeps, baskets filled with chocolates. And Easter is that, certainly. But there is more. In keeping with the sacred origin of the observance, ...

White crosses will fill lawns throughout the community as a symbol of unification and celebration for another year of the Easter Cross Witness program. Since the program was introduced throughout the ...