Many people hear the Gospel accounts of our Lord’s Resurrection, and for them, that is enough—and that is a good thing. But it is also worth asking: did you know there is real evidence behind what we celebrate at Easter? Not scientific proof in the modern laboratory sense, but strong historical, scriptural, and even interdisciplinary evidence that points to the reality of the Resurrection.

Sacred Scripture itself gives us solid testimony. All four Gospels tell us the same essential truths: that Jesus was crucified under Pontius Pilate, that He was truly buried, that the tomb was found empty, and that He appeared to many after rising from the dead. And there are details here that matter. The first witnesses are women—something that would not have been invented in that culture. Our Lord appears not just to one or two people, but to many, both individually and in groups. And from Jerusalem itself, the Church begins to grow rapidly. These are not stories that developed long after the fact—these are early, consistent testimonies handed on from the beginning.

Now, there is no scientific proof of the Resurrection in the modern sense—and there never will be. But there is strong agreement among historians, even those who are not Christian: that Jesus of Nazareth existed, that He was crucified under Pontius Pilate, and that His followers truly believed He rose from the dead. Those are accepted historical facts. What history does is bring us right up to the door of faith—but it cannot make us walk through it. You are never going to hear a scientist say, “We have proven the Resurrection,” because the Resurrection is not something you can put under a microscope. It is a mystery that must be believed.

At the same time, there are remarkable details that support the historical reality of these events. The most likely date of the Crucifixion is Friday, April 3, 33 AD, which places the Resurrection on Sunday, April 5, 33 AD (that is exactly 1993 years ago). We have early eyewitness testimony preserved in the texts, non-Christian historians confirming key events, and even medical analyses that affirm the reality of death by crucifixion. There is also astronomical evidence pointing to a lunar eclipse on the day of our Lord’s death. And then there is the rapid and unwavering belief of the early Christians. All of this doesn’t “prove” the Resurrection—but it makes it very clear that something extraordinary happened.

But in the end, all of this—these dates, these details, these pieces of evidence—they are helps. They are supports. What matters most is faith. What we believe, what we proclaim today, and what we celebrate every Sunday is this: that Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified under Pontius Pilate, who truly suffered, died, and was buried, rose again on the third day.

And this Jesus is not just a figure from the past. He is our Lord. He is our Redeemer. He is the Savior of the world. He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords. And because He lives, everything changes. We have the hope of eternal life. We have the promise that our bodies, too, will rise again and be reunited with our souls.

This, my brothers and sisters, is the Good News. Let us rejoice. Christ has conquered sin and death. He who was dead is now alive. Christ is risen—He is truly risen. Alleluia!