National Correspondent, "CBS News Sunday Morning" Lee Cowan is an Emmy-award-winning journalist serving as a national correspondent and substitute anchor for "CBS News Sunday Morning." The narrow ...

David Tombs does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Through Nativity art, the Word takes on flesh across diverse Eastern cultures. Jesus was born in Asia. He was Asian. Yet the preponderance of Christian art that shows him at home in Europe has meant ...

Mardi Gras gets its name from the consumption of fat (in French, “gras”) on the Tuesday (in French, “Mardi”) before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, during which time Christians were supposed to fast ...

Jesus Christ (Jonathan Roumie) leads his followers on 'The Chosen.' Credit: Image via Loaves & Fishes Productions The Chosen is officially a franchise. The global smash hit series is expanding with ...

For nearly seven decades, Elaine Pagels has wrestled with the question: “Why religion?” At age 15, she found herself among thousands in Candlestick Park, electrified by the words of evangelist Billy ...

A religious shrine sealed up by the ancestors of Jesus — and preserved for nearly 3,000 years — has been discovered in the ancient heart of Jerusalem. The place of worship, carved into the rock near ...

This holy linen’s origins remain shrouded in mystery. Contrary to popular belief, the sacred Shroud of Turin was not used to cover Jesus’ post-crucifixion and was actually a recreation created by ...

Every so often, though, I wonder whether radical amazement demands enough of us. Heschel would never have gone as far as Thomas Jefferson, who simply took a penknife to his New Testament and sliced ...

The life of Jesus Christ, as portrayed in the Gospel books of the Bible, has inspired countless cinematic interpretations, each striving to capture the profound story of faith, sacrifice, and ...

"It was a drag, because it was a movie that I was very invested in," the actor said Willem Dafoe reflected on his controversial portrayal of Jesus in 1988's The Last Temptation of Christ during the ...