The basic beats are all here: the birth of Jesus (voiced by Oscar Isaac), his childhood in Nazareth, his visit to the temple when he was 12, his baptism by John the Baptist, some of his more ...

Jesus's birth in Bethlehem is a well-known story from the New Testament. But he is also called Jesus of Nazareth. What gives? Was he actually born in Nazareth?

In her bold first chapter, for instance, Pagels considers the various accounts of Jesus’ birth. Curiously, the historical record offers no definitive evidence of a celestial event, the Slaughter ...

The Princeton professor and author of such titles as ‘The Gnostic Gospels’ and ‘Beyond Belief’ and more spent seven years on this book.

It’s the oldest trick in the book, using a woman’s menstrual cycle to suggest she’s too hormonal to stand equal to men. In ...

where some believe the angel Gabriel spoke to the Virgin Mary and told her she would give birth to Jesus. The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Gabriel, also in Nazareth, claims that honor as well.

In 2013 when a little-known cardinal from Argentina was elected the Pope of the Catholic Church, taking the title of Francis, many wondered in which direction he might walk in Saint Peter’s shoes.

Palestinians mourn the late Pope as a lone western voice against Israel's genocide in Gaza, yet he failed to shift the ...