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IMAGE: CNS/Bob RollerBy Mark PattisonWASHINGTON(CNS) -- Catholicsand other Christians have grown up believing in the Resurrection, but theApostles themselves were among the first who were skeptical that Jesus arose from the dead.They didn'tbelieve it at first when they were told by the women who had come to anoint thecrucified Jesus' body but instead found an empty tomb."Tobe fair, you can say the men didn't believe the women, but who could believethat story? Let's be fair to the men. They would have to see for themselves,"said James Papandrea, a Catholic who is associate professor of church historyat Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in the Chicago suburb of Evanston,Illinois."Ithink anyone would want to see for themselves. We believe what we see, we believeour senses, and it's only natural that if somebody says the Lord is alive andyou knew he was dead, you'd say, 'Show me.' The disciples, even after all ofJesus' teachings and all his hints about death and resurrection, th...
MONTAUK, N.Y. (AP) -- Paul Simon's cottage on eastern Long Island is in danger of slip sliding away....
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Christians from around the world are in Jerusalem commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ by following the path in the Old City where, according to tradition, he walked on the way to the cross....
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Kevin Sterne has spent 10 years trying not to let himself be defined by the mass shooting that nearly killed him at Virginia Tech. But now that he's a new father, Sterne grapples with knowing that one day he must tell his son about the horror he worked so hard to put behind him....
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A fugitive accused of stealing numerous weapons from a Wisconsin gun store and sending an anti-government manifesto to the White House was arrested Friday after nine days on the run, sheriff's officials said....
CHICAGO (AP) -- United Airlines and the city of Chicago may find themselves the target of lawsuits by the man who was dragged off a United plane in Chicago last week after refusing to give up his seat....
BEIRUT (AP) -- The Syrian government and rebels evacuated more than 7,000 people from four besieged towns Friday in the latest coordinated population transfer in Syria's six-year-long civil war....
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- President Donald Trump's tweets are adding fuel to a "vicious cycle" of tensions on the Korean Peninsula, North Korea's vice foreign minister told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview Friday. The official added that if the U.S. shows any sign of "reckless" military aggression, Pyongyang is ready to launch a pre-emptive strike of its own....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pentagon officials say the U.S. commander in Afghanistan who ordered use of the "mother of all bombs" didn't need President Donald Trump's approval....
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A strike by the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the U.S. military killed 36 Islamic State group militants and left no civilian casualties, hitting a tunnel complex in the remote mountains of eastern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said Friday....
