VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis says Judas Iscariot was not the only sinner among the Twelve Apostles but he was the one who “closed himself to love.” In a homily during his morning Mass at the ...

Judas Iscariot is famous for being a disciple of Jesus who betrayed him in exchange for money. Of the 12 disciples of Jesus, "only Peter gets more lines of coverage from the Gospel writers than does ...

Today marks Good Friday, the day on which Christians annually observe the commemoration of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Christians remember the agony Jesus endured to save the world from their ...

Harvard University students have "reimagined" the story of Jesus Christ and one of his disciples as a "heretical gaysian (gay, Asian) love story," in a new play premiering this week. "Iscariot is a ...

An early Christian manuscript, including the only known text of the Gospel of Judas, has surfaced after 1,700 years, and it portrays Judas Iscariot not as a betrayer of Jesus but as his favored ...

The approach of Easter and Good Friday provide a time to consider one of the more puzzling figures in the New Testament Gospels - Judas Iscariot. Actually, as crucial as he is in the story of Jesus, ...

An ancient manuscript rediscovered after 1,700 years takes a "contrarian" view of the relationship between Jesus and Judas, the disciple who handed him over for crucifixion. Instead of portraying ...

In a new production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" at Birmingham-Southern College, Judas is a woman who kisses Jesus on the lips when she betrays him. "In this interpretation, Judas is a female," said ...

Among the biblical characters of Holy Week stands out that of Judas Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed and handed Jesus over to be tortured to death. According to the pages of the Bible, this man was ...

A relative newcomer to the small screen known for his portrayal of Terry Silver in Power, Broadway veteran Brandon Victor Dixon made a huge splash this season, earning his first Emmy nomination for ...