The matter right now is not just the global backlash against refugees but the glee with which some anti-refugee figures ...

The fifth mystery is depicted in art by the 19th-century British pre-Raphaelite painter, William Holman Hunt. Most people know him for his famous painting, “The Light of the World,” where Jesus stands ...

Jesus’ followers are called “disciples” (Greek mathētai); they follow and learn from their Rabbi Jesus who teaches them how the Kingdom of God works in the hearts of human beings and in earthly ...

Since God would send prophets to a rebellious people, Israel, to a nation that has rebelled against him (Ez 2:4), the life of a prophet was never an easy one. In condemning corruption and oppression, ...

It might be one of the most famous names on Earth, but experts say that 'Jesus' wasn't the real name of Christianity's ...

the rolling hill country of northern Israel. As the names “Jesus of Nazareth” and “Jesus the Nazarene” suggest, Jesus was raised in Nazareth, a small, agricultural village in southern Galilee.

As people of faith, we have a responsibility to see the Divine in each of God’s children. To me, that means treating them with dignity and respect, no matter what we’ve been told to believe about ...

Rather, Jesus the historical figure ... and his disciples lived (now part of Israel and Palestine) — even though he was likely born and raised in Nazareth in Galilee. “We cannot know for ...

The name Bartholomew appears only four times in the New Testament, once in each synoptic gospel and once in Acts. Every time ...