But what if Jesus’ family connections were as influential as ecclesiastic fervor in setting the course for a new religion?

Bethlehem workshops where carvers toil over small pieces of olive wood sit empty these days. On most Easters the shops lining ...

Pope Francis suggested the global community study whether ... from Bethlehem, Johny Andonia and Faten Nastas Mitwasi. "The Pope’s inauguration of a nativity scene that showed baby Jesus cradled ...

The new Israel ambassador's vision offers no future for millions of Palestinians, including Christian communities in the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem.

Bethlehem workshops where ... lining the streets of the town known as Jesus’s birthplace would be bustling with tourists. But since the war between Israel and Hamas began, Attalah Zacharia ...

For Jews with a passing familiarity with Bukele, his conflating of gang activity and terrorism had a familiar ring. After the ...

Here are some important dates in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis in 2013 and died on Monday.

As the global conversation on race, faith, and representation deepens, a bold question is emerging from both pews and pulpits ...

Pope Francis had died at the age of 88, a senior Vatican official has announced. History's first Latin American pontiff ...

While some priests did publicly do all they could to help save dissidents during this time, Pope Francis ... visit as Pontiff to Israel, he of course traveled to Bethlehem. There, he made an ...