(RNS) — Passion plays originated in the Middle Ages in Christian Europe as a way to celebrate and teach the story of the last days of Jesus’ life and from the beginning embodied the anti-Judaism ...

OBERAMMERGAU, Germany — Almost 400 years ago, the Catholic residents of a small Bavarian village vowed to perform a play of "the suffering, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ" every 10 ...

(RNS) — For the past three decades, the most heinous anti-Jewish excesses of the world's most famous Passion play have been slowly eliminated, but more work needs to be done. (RNS) — The Oberammergau ...

Actor Frederik Mayet portrays Christ at the 2010 Passion Play Theater in Oberammergau, Germany. Mayet has been chosen as one of two actors to portray Jesus this year. The 2022 performance runs May ...

Jesus, played by Frederik Mayet, encounters his mother in a scene in the Oberammergau Passion Play in Germany, which is running from May 14 to Oct. 2. This is the second time Mayet will portray Jesus ...

The preacher’s weekly challenge—What story shall I tell?—is perhaps less challenging in Holy Week than at any other time except Christmas. The Passion story provides characters, plot, dynamics, and ...

Every 10 years, since 1634, the tiny German village of Oberammergau with some 5,400 people has been putting on a Passion Play; it began as a valiant effort by the ruling council of the village to ...

In the fall of 1990, one of our Texas friends, Louree Greehey, called Vertis and told her about a European vacation trip she and Bill were going to take next spring. One of the destinations was to ...

In 2020, the famous Passion Play will be performed once again in Oberammergau, Germany. Now, the Globus family of brands is offering premier, reserved seating to the play and accommodations in the ...

At the foot of the Bavarian Alps is the city of Oberammergau, Germany, known for its stunning Passion Play. The unique cultural event, has been performed for more than 380 years and in 2020, the event ...

The coronavirus outbreak causes yet another event cancellation. Germany's once-a-decade Oberammergau Passion Play has been postponed to 2022. The decision to delay the performances was made by the ...