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 ...

To say that modern America is looking for Christians who live like Jesus is an understatement. In politics, art, music, economics and even our local libraries, there is a debate playing out about ...

Versailles, Ky.? When artist Stephen Sawyer envisions Christ, the image is usually something other than a man in white robe and sandals. Sawyer paints a contemporary Jesus — in blue jeans, wearing a T ...

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 ...