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

In this painting, Mary and the donkey are barely discernible, with the suggestion of a figure representing Joseph behind them. Moonlight illuminates the path for the family to follow. Tanner's own ...

What’s more, Matthew records that this flight into Egypt was part of an even greater prophetic solidarity between Jesus and his people, the people of Israel.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, living in exile in Egypt to escape the fury of an evil king are, for all times and all places, the models and protectors of every migrant, alien and refugee who, whether ...

The flight of the holy family is more than a historical curiosity. It points us toward the breadth and beauty of God’s redemption.

This holiday season, viewers can travel back in time to revisit the biblical story of Mary and her journey before giving birth to Jesus. See where and when to watch the new movie.

The Gospel of Luke includes no flight to Egypt, no paranoid King Herod, no murder of children and no wise men visiting baby Jesus. Jesus is born in a manger because all the travelers overcrowded the ...

The song’s origins purportedly lie in a mostly forgotten French medieval feast day, the Fete de L’Ane, or the Feast of the Ass, which honors Mary, Jesus, and Joseph’s flight into Egypt, and ...

A video clip of a print from an old 18th century Bible of the flight to Egypt from Bethlehem in the Christmas story, Mary riding on a donkey with the Christ child. A key story in the Christian faith.

The Norton Simon in Pasadena may get overshadowed by LACMA, MOCA and the Broad, but its 12,000-piece collection is one of ...

“The Rest on the Flight into Egypt,” is an early work by the famed Italian painter Titian that depicts Jesus, Mary and Joseph on their way to seek refuge in Egypt.