Jesus of Nazareth is perhaps the most significant individual in human history, and yet some skeptics and critics have questioned his existence. How much can we actually know about him beyond the ...

NAZARETH, Israel - We climbed the narrow streets of Jesus' boyhood home in Nazareth and looked out from a steep ridge. Did he really walk here? A broad valley winds northeast toward the Sea of Galilee ...

In a church in Southern England one can visit the tomb of a certain Sarah Fletcher who—according to her epitaph—died “a martyr of excessive sensibility.” This high-sounding phrase conceals the ...

For centuries, the town of Bethlehem has been synonymous with the birth of Jesus, its name etched into Christian tradition. Depictions of the Nativity, replete with shepherds, wise men, and a humble ...

Twenty-four years ago this week, I was in Jerusalem to cover Pope John Paul II’s epic pilgrimage to the Holy Land for NBC. After going to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to pray at the 11th and 12th ...

Image on the cover of Gerhard Lohfink’s Jesus of Nazareth: What He Wanted, Who He Was (Liturgical Press) I can vividly remember sitting at my desk at America Media and opening an email from Liturgical ...