A sign outside the church traces the journey of the Holy Family from Jerusalem to Egypt and back. A close look at it shows ...

The wise men in today's gospel reading are often depicted in our cribs and carols as kings. However, the gospel describes them as magi, what we would call today astronomers. The wise men at the time ...

A new Church, Shrine and monasteries at the Baptism Site of Jesus Christ will be officially inaugurated next Friday, 10 ...

As both a Catholic convert and ethnic Jew, Art Blumberg reflects on complicated spiritual realities on pilgrimage to the Western Wall.

Some of the most legendary biblical locations have been found, to the surprise of historians, believers, and archaeologists ...

In 2022, the book “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain was banned from many school districts because some found ...

The heady world of the early Christians began with Jewish followers of Jesus and later became dominated by Romans attracted ...

The Three Kings Day tradition lands on Monday, Jan. 6, and it's a family-centered celebration that many Hispanics practice ...

The final resting place of the cup of Christ is the ‘holy grail’ of religious tourism. But hundreds of sites claiming to be ...

Jesus manifests himself to men and women of all cultures and nationalities. As Saint Paul said in the second reading: ‘This ...

I haven't exactly kept my fraught history with organized Christianity a secret. In fact, in keeping with my weird tradition of publishing my numerous ...

Israel's ongoing war, the U.S. presidential election and rising antisemitism post Oct. 7 shaped much of the coverage.