A nativity scene featuring baby Jesus wrapped in a keffiyeh was unveiled at Pope Francis’ Nativity Scene and Christmas Tree ...

Now why did he leave Galilee and head for Jerusalem? Jesus apparently at some point makes the decision to leave his home territory and move to Jerusalem. Precisely why he did that is not clear.

Bethlehem artists' Christmas display in St. Peter's Square features Palestinian symbolism amid Pope Francis' calls for peace ...

Fearing that instability in Syria will evolve into persecution, some Druze communities in the Syrian part of the Golan ...

There's been an uptick in Jesus movies lately. And all of them use a strange hodgepodge of unidentifiable accents. Why are ...

The date of the death of Herod the Great is controversial and has enormous significance for the birth of Jesus. What does the evidence show?

The Chosen” television series tells some of the well-known biblical stories about Christ and his disciples—and weaves into ...

Trouble in Jerusalem In around 33 AD, Jesus traveled to the city of Jerusalem for the Jewish ceremony of Passover. There were thousands of pilgrims from around the world and the temple provided ...

Even Pope Francis has drawn criticism for inaugurating a Vatican nativity with baby Jesus wrapped in the scarf that has become a symbol of pro-Palestine activism.

Jesus turning to them said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the ...

The Vatican has reportedly removed a controversial Nativity display featuring an infant Jesus resting on a black-and-white keffiyeh, a symbol widely associated with Palestinian nationalism, following ...