The Potter s House formally installed Sarah Jakes Roberts and Tour Roberts as co-senior pastors of the Dallas megachurch during a packed Sunday service, marking a new chapter for the congregation ...

The Senior Pastor of The Second Coming of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa, has lashed out at men of God who sell anointed oil and water to their followers.

By using a literal interpretation of the New Testament, those following the Amish faith try to use Jesus' teachings in everyday life. The practices include anointing with oil, wearing head ...

Viral TikTok video shows passenger rubbing holy oil on a plane in the shape of a cross as she boards in the wake of recent plane incidents.

The scholar Elaine Pagels discusses her research about ancient accounts suggesting that Jesus’ father might have been a Roman.

Anointing is a common practice in the Bible and modern Christianity. Discover how and why people are anointed as we look to the Biblical meaning and tradition.

Jesus’ baptism was his anointing. In ancient times, oil would be poured over the head of a person to mark them as the chosen one for a specific position. The act was called “anointing.” ...

Anointing with oil was therefore a symbol of endowment with the Spirit of God for the duties of the office to which a person was consecrated.