May 27—Jesus' resurrection isn't the end of his apostles' direct interactions with the divine. According to the Gospel, he remained for 40 days before ascending to heaven, and 10 days afterward the ...

Pentecost is the day that the Holy Spirit came in a very special, dramatic, and forceful manner to give birth to the Christian Church. Sunday, May 20, is Pentecost Sunday. It all began after Jesus’ ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Joining us this morning is Pastor Chris Williams with Yorktown Baptist Church. We wanted to talk about Pentecost. What is it? Guest: A Pentecost is a celebration that we call a ...

Luke's story-telling ability sparkles in the Pentecost story. He narrates it in what we might call the "energetic superlative." Luke portrays all of Jesus' disciples gathered when suddenly the sound ...

On the Monday after Pentecost in 1970, so the story goes, Blessed Pope Paul VI rose early and went to his chapel to celebrate Mass. Instead of the red vestments he expected, green ones were laid out ...

There are three prominent holy days in the Christian calendar. The most commercialized and perhaps recognized is Christmas. The second is Easter and, like Christmas, it has commercial acclaim. It is ...

Today, I join in prayer with Christians joyfully celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost—one of the most sacred events of the Christian faith. We commemorate the fulfillment of Jesus ...

It’s the Season After Pentecost, the most wonderful time of the church and the calendar year (at least in my humble opinion). From the gentlest breezes to the gustiest downdrafts, the winds of the ...

Andre Kuhner and his family used to go to Mass every day. So when the Army logistics expert figured out Sunday morning that the Catholic Diocese of Arlington was reopening and that their 2½ -month ...

More than 1,200 pastors have vowed to hold in-person services on May 31, Pentecost Sunday, defying a state moratorium on religious gatherings that Gov. Gavin Newsom imposed to slow the spread of the ...