Turning to the virgin birth, Pagels describes the climate of skepticism and scorn in which Jesus’ first followers were preaching. Clearly, she says, there was great anxiety about the parentage ...

What Jesus Looked Like. For centuries, the depiction of Jesus Christ has been a subject of profound fascination, intrigue, and controversy. From Renaissance masterpieces to contemporary ...

A doll representing the infant Jesus in St. Catherine's, the Franciscan church in the town of Bethlehem. David Silverman/Getty Images Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian ...

Jesus’ birth story has captivated billions of people for more than two millennia, as the Bible details a loving God’s decision to send His Son to die for the sins of humanity — and live again.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his Christmas Eve homily Thursday, Pope Francis noted the simplicity of Jesus' birth as he rebuked what he called societies' intoxication with consumerism, pleasure, abundance ...

Since 1997, Compassion Christian Church has guided travelers through the story of the birth of Jesus. "The Journey" has come a long way from the humble beginnings where participants went room to ...

Of the four Gospels, two describe the virgin birth of Jesus, and two don’t mention it. The Gospel of Mark has people of Galilee referring to Jesus as the son of Mary, when the norm was to ...

A sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus has been destroyed just days after it went on view at a cathedral in northern Austria and drew criticism from some Catholics who ...