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St. Albans Cathedral has said that in light of the Black Lives Matter movement, it will install a take on Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper that reimagines Jesus Christ as a black man above its altarpiece.

Left-wing activist Shaun King tweeted Monday all statues of Jesus that portray him as a “white European” should be torn down because they are “a form of white supremacy.”

Queen Elizabeth II has delivered what is believed to be the first-ever Easter message of her 68-year reign, offering a message of hope to people confined to their homes throughout the holiday by the coronavirus pandemic.

ROME — Pope Francis compared those unjustly condemned to Jesus in his Passion, coinciding with the Australian High Court’s unanimous decision to acquit Cardinal George Pell of charges of abuse.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Thursday claimed Jesus Christ would be “maligned” and rejected by Congress as a “radical” due to teachings.

President Donald Trump recognized Ash Wednesday in a statement from the White House. “We join in prayer with everyone observing this holy day and wish you a prayerful Lenten journey,” Trump wrote. “May you grow closer to God in your faith during this blessed season.”

Pop superstar Justin Bieber opened up on his relationship with God in an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe last week, in which Grammy-winner underscored the “free gift” of accepting Jesus.

Every baptized Christian is called to actively proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ, Pope Francis said Sunday in his weekly Angelus address.

French radio broadcaster France Inter has apologised to the country’s LGBT community following the airing of a song with the title “Jesus is a F****t” which was broadcast last Friday.

Hundreds of Hindu radicals assembled Monday to protest plans by the Catholic Church to erect a massive statue of Jesus Christ on a hill owned by the Archdiocese of Bangalore.

Arts-and-crafts retailer Hobby Lobby celebrated the birth of Jesus in full-page newspaper ads during Christmas week.

On Christmas Day, South Bend, Indiana Mayor and 2020 Democrat Pete Buttigieg declared Jesus Christ an impoverished “refugee” without ever explicitly mentioning his name.

Christmas can be a hectic holiday, but there are family activities that put Jesus Christ at the center of the celebration.

Christian rap superstar and fashion mogul Kanye West is openly expressing his Christian faith in the holiday season and is set to bring his opera production Mary to the Lincoln Center in New York City, just three days before Christmas.

Christians don’t lop off people’s heads, which is why it is always open season on us, which is to our credit.

The South Bend mayor released an ad in South Carolina on Monday, emphasizing his citation of Scripture during his November speech at the Iowa Democrats Liberty and Justice dinner.

Amazon is touting a new children’s book narrating the birth of Jesus Christ as its “#1 New Release in Children’s Christian Holiday Fiction.”

Rap megastar and fashion mogul Kanye West has made history with his 11-track Gospel album, Jesus Is King, debuting number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart, marking the Grammy-winner’s ninth consecutive number one debut.

Former Los Angeles Lakers Lamar Odom took to social media to tell fans that he has been saved by Christianity, and thanked Jesus for saving his life.

Rap star and fashion mogul Kanye West in an interview Friday defended his vocal support of President Trump and said the “most racist thing” a person could do is “tell me is that I’m supposed to choose something based on my race”– a reference to the backlash he received after coming out in support of the president.

ROME — The Vatican issued a statement Wednesday refuting claims Pope Francis had denied the divinity of Jesus Christ, saying the words attributed to the pontiff were a “free interpretation” of what he actually said.

Kanye West’s TV and fashion mogul wife Kim Kardashian West took to social media this week and shared some news about her Grammy-winning husband’s next album, purportedly titled “Jesus Is King.” 

Sixteen female inmates have chosen to be baptized as part of a new program at the Blount County Jail in Oneonta, Alabama. 

A billionaire in Singapore is making headlines after a video posted last year recently surfaced in which he said his relationship with Jesus Christ is most important in his life.

“There is an evil in our life, which is an indisputable presence,” Pope Francis told pilgrims Wednesday as he continued his reflections on the Lord’s Prayer.

“Both Buddhism and Christianity have taught that women and men are equal in dignity, and both have played an important role in the advancement of women,” said the Vatican’s department of interreligious dialogue in a letter released Saturday.

Left-wing Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo got political in his Easter Sunday greeting, urging his fans to recall how Jesus Christ was an “illegal immigrant” — a flawed talking point frequently deployed to harpoon the moral argument for stricter immigration policies.

An eco-activist has praised a Church of England clergyman for playing a major role in bringing Waterloo Bridge in London to a standstill during this week’s illegal protests by Extinction Rebellion, with the vicar going on to liken the protestors to Jesus Christ.

Jeremy Corbyn has called for Britain to relax immigration controls, with the claim that Christian teachings demand nations roll out the red carpet for unlimited numbers of ‘refugees’.

Hundreds of millions of faithful Christians across the globe are celebrating Easter, the anniversary of the event Christians believe in that – if true – marks a singular status for the person for whom they are named. They say Jesus Christ was bodily resurrected from the grave days after he was publicly executed, and that his rose from the grave to an eternal and indestructible life.

Professional atheists and God-slayers love to target important Christian feasts to try their hand at debunking the foundations of Christianity, and this Easter is no different.

Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro celebrated the “rebel Christ” on Friday to mark Easter, what was once a joyous holiday in the country now nearly impossible to celebrate amid its current socialist collapse.

JERUSALEM — Thousands of Christian pilgrims and clergy members are marching through the ancient alleyways of Jerusalem’s Old City, retracing Jesus’ path to crucifixion in observation of Good Friday.

Christians all over the world today are observing Good Friday. It is the anniversary of the death of Jesus of Nazareth, whom Christians believe died in place of sinners to pay the price to satisfy the justice of a holy God for all their sins, if that person would turn to God in faith and repentance, trusting in Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on their behalf, and believing in his Easter resurrection from the dead.

JERUSALEM — Thousands of Christian pilgrims took part in Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem at the start of the Holy Week.

A professor at Rutgers University argued last week on NPR that the concept of time is owned by white people.