Earlier this week, several dozen billboards across the U.S. promoting "The Chosen" series appeared to have been vandalized. However, it turns out the graffiti was part of a satirical promotion from Angel Studios, the company behind the hit Christian streaming show about the life of Jesus. Some of the billboard ads included doodles over faces and a link to the website "chosensux.com," which links to a YouTube video that features the devil leading a class of demons in which he calls "The Chosen" a "high quality" series that he needs to try to "discredit" and "shut down." In an interview with The Christian Post on Thursday, Jeremiah Smith, who oversees creative and marketing for the series, explained the stunt was meant to target audiences "who have maybe heard about the show, had someone recommend it to them, or just would be interested in who Jesus is, but might not go to church or might not be interested in faith-based media at all." Continue reading.

Queen Elizabeth II will miss the Easter Sunday worship service in Windsor this year after missing the Maundy Thursday service for only the fifth time in her 70-year reign. While Buckingham Palace did not disclose an official reason for not attending the services at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, Elizabeth has had to pull out of other events in recent months due to "mobility problems," per a report from The Guardian. Continue reading.

What is the true meaning of and message behind Easter? In this editorial, Christian Post Executive Editor Richard D. Land discusses why the crucifixion, empty tomb, and the Resurrection were necessary and what it means to celebrate Easter. Noting that the holiday is "the joyous, happiest victorious ending," Land concludes that Easter is about "a love that was willing to come and die a cross kind of death that we might be liberated from sin and condemnation and be resurrected to newness of life and life everlasting." Continue reading.

America is becoming more secularized and U.S. adults are becoming increasingly less religious, writes Concerned Women for America President and CEO Penny Nance. "Many parents have recently been awakened to some of the concepts their children are being taught in public schools—that you can choose your gender, that the country was founded on racism, that it’s preferred to kill your baby in the womb rather than subject your child to the fatalism of climate change, that there is no absolute truth; it’s all just shades of gray," she explains, asserting it is time for Christians to celebrate their faith. To help accomplish this, Concerned Women for America is declaring April as "Faith Month" and calling on people to publicly display their faith to make it known to others. Continue reading.

Shannon Bream, author of the #1 NYT bestseller, The Women of the Bible Speak, is back with a brand-new book, The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak: Lessons on Faith from Nine Biblical Families. Order your copy now at foxnewsbooks.com

For many Christians, Good Friday—the Friday before Easter—is a day to remember the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. There are various Good Friday traditions that have become popularized over the centuries. Click through to learn about seven of these traditions, including wearing black and flying kites, normally with a cross as part of the design. Continue reading.

UP Entertainment (UPtv) kicked off a marathon of Christian content beginning on Palm Sunday to help encourage a "renewed hope" among viewers. The "Easter Lives Here" marathon, which runs through Easter, will include the broadcast premieres of two Christian films on Sunday night. Other movie and TV content slated for the 100-plus hours of programming include "The Passion of the Christ," "The Ten Commandments," "Mary, Mother of Jesus," and "The Chosen" series. Continue reading.

In this video interview with The Christian Post, Michael W. Smith discusses his powerful new instrumental song aimed at providing hope to Ukraine and shares why he's passionate about helping others. In the midst of so much political and cultural unrest, Smith says Christians must, "Be strong and courageous. I think you've just got to stand up and speak out." Watch now.