A billboard in Times Square claims Jesus is Palestinian in a holiday message from an Arab-American group amid ongoing Middle ...

What do we really know about Jesus as a child? A look at the sparse Gospel accounts, the turbulent world of first-century ...

A billboard that popped up in Times Square proclaiming “Jesus is Palestinian” was slammed by onlookers as an inflammatory and ...

Here are seven often-missed details in the Nativity story — each one adding new richness to our understanding of Christmas.

Did Christmas came from Saturnalia? Some say yes while others claim that it emerged organically. And what about Jesus' real ...

The modern Christmas themes of peace and joy were in short supply amid the ‘dislocation and danger’ of ancient Judea – as they are in today’s fractured world too.

The Greek myth of Danaë and Perseus shaped ancient debates about the virgin birth of Jesus and early Christian identity.

Jesus’s birth was a silent night, when all was calm and all was bright, but there was a context to the Christmas story critical to understanding the ...

Christians celebrate Easter Sunday to commemorate Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, the miracle that started a global movement with 2.4 billion adherents. But what if Jesus’ family connections were ...

Were it not for the sanctuary that Egypt provided to Jews during the reign of Caesar Augustus, Christians might not have a ...

From behind the sales, Santas, snowmen, and sleigh bells, the Birthday Boy calls to each of us. Holiday reveler, will you ...