You may have passed the saucer-shaped building on Green Bay Road with a steeple extending to the sky. Over the years, it has been called “The Crown of Thorns” and “The Spaceship Church ...

The dramatic use of color--yellows, reds, greens!--in Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums announced the arrival of a visual iconoclast.

Thorny vines outside of your door can be used to create a crown of thorns for Lent. (photo: Emily Malloy photo) Emily Malloy Features March 4, 2025.

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.

PARIS — An ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus' "Crown of Thorns" returned to Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral in France's capital on Friday, five years after it was saved from the flames ...

The ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ's "Crown of Thorns" is presented during a procession as it is returning to Notre Dame Cathedral, five years after it was saved from ...

Starting Jan. 10, the Crown of Thorns will be displayed for public veneration every Friday until April 18, culminating on Good Friday. Afterward, it will be shown on the first Friday of each month.

The crown of thorns relic believed to have been worn by Jesus Christ is displayed on the altar during a Good Friday veneration at the St Germain l’Auxerrois church in Paris, Friday, April 2, 2021.