NAZARETH, Israel - Although I've been to Israel many times, it wasn't until this past December that I made my way to Nazareth, home town of Jesus, center of Christian pilgrimage, and, depending on how ...

I first glimpsed the new book as I was strolling past some exhibits at a religion writers conference: “Journeys with the Messiah,” a thin volume of gorgeous, sepia-toned photos. A white-robed, ...

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MARCH 13: A woman holds rosary beads while she prays and waits for smoke to emanate from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel which will indicate whether or not the ...

The Christmas story of a baby born in a manger is a familiar one. The Roman Empire, a police state in its own right, had ordered that a census be conducted. Joseph and his pregnant wife Mary traveled ...

Jesus has been portrayed in many different ways: from a prophet who alerts his audience to the world’s imminent end to a philosopher who reflects on the nature of life. But no one has called Jesus an ...

The music of “Jesus Christ Superstar” has aged well during the past 52 years. And its stage incarnation has proven to be a surprisingly malleable proposition, sometimes in interesting, but not always ...