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

My middle daughter laments that while the New Testament records the names of four of Jesus’ brethren, his sisters are mentioned but never named (Mark 6:4). The Young Messiah rectifies this from ...

Young Adam Greaves-Neal (an English Catholic) plays the boy Jesus, here depicted as a sensitive, thoughtful lad who, due to the flight into Egypt, has known no home but Alexandria in Egypt.

The film, in essence and like so many superhero films, is an origin story, an attempt at filling in some blanks around Jesus’ childhood, framed around the flight from Egypt illustrated in The ...

With the Holy Land in turmoil, young Jesus and his family leave Egypt (where they fled after the slaughter in Bethlehem seven years earlier) for the treacherous road home to Nazareth.

The Vatican has endorsed a new pilgrimage route following the storied flight to Egypt to protect baby Jesus. But Christians who take it may face the threat of murderous jihadists.

‘The Young Messiah’ Review: Jesus’ Early Years Make for Unsurprising Biblical Drama Based on the novel by Anne Rice that speculates on Jesus’ childhood, this square and safe Biblical story ...

Stories Young Sudanese volunteer honoured for her selfless work supporting refugees in Egypt Nada Fadol runs a youth-led community centre in Alexandria where forcibly displaced people receive free ...

Young Jesus is largely unaware of his origins, and much of the book is taken up with his daily life and that of his extended family as they make their way from Alexandria, in Egypt, to Nazareth ...

Will the Tunisian model repeat itself in Egypt? The answer is uncertain. Revolutions are not exportable, particularly considering the huge military and security force behind Mr. Mubarak’s regime ...

When hundreds of thousands of fellow Sudanese refugees fleeing violence began arriving in Egypt, Nada initially engaged other young people from the refugee and host communities in Alexandria to work ...