Among the worshippers was Marylène Portet, 63, a Paris native who has attended Easter Mass at Notre Dame since childhood. She frowned as a group of tourists pulled out their phone to snap photos ...

AS Easter approaches, Christians across the world are partaking in rituals to mark the holiday – and some are gory. From Mexico to Italy, the Passion of the Christ has been depicted in bloody… ...

I want to talk about a wonderful plant that we don't often see today, the crown of thorns. Closely related to the poinsettia, the crown of thorns, steeped in religious ...

The Crown of Thorns, the crown supposedly worn by Jesus during his crucifixion, ... The Good Friday liturgy and Easter vigil Saturday, will be held at the Basilica of St. Sulpice.

As the sun beats down on the barren slopes around Jerusalem, a tree of the kind believed to have provided the crown of thorns in Biblical accounts of Jesus Christ's crucifixion stands unaffected ...

The ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ's "Crown of Thorns" is seen in its reliquary as it returns to Notre Dame Cathedral, five years after it was saved from the flames of ...

However, as the name "crown of thorns" suggests, the plant is covered with 1-inch-long very sharp spines, which means it’s not an ideal plant to have in your home if you have curious kids or pets.

While Crown of Thorns is slow-growing, reaching about two feet in height when kept indoors, its spiky green leaves still pack a visual punch. This succulent is also quite simple to care for: here ...