The name “Jesus” is an English import, not an early first-century name. For the Galilean teacher at the heart of the Christian tradition, “Jesus” would have represented a foreign nomenclature, handy for readers but not the name he heard on the streets of his hometown.

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a third-century mural depicting Jesus as the good shepherd. The mural, which remains in relatively good condition, is the centerpiece of a number of frescoes in an underground tomb in the Hisardere necropolis near the town of Iznik.

Editor's note: This homily is from Nov. 24. Today we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King -- probably one of the most almost direct contradictions of the way of Jesus as we could find to celebrate. Remember in the Gospels the couple of times that people ...

Jesus's real name may not have been Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ's real name was most likely Yeshu Nazareen, according to language and phonetic experts, as cited in a New York Post report. Being the most prominent figure in Christianity, there have been ...

What race was Jesus of Nazareth, one of the most consequential figures in the history of the world? Nobody can say for certain, but based on recent comments by the head of the Church of England, it is time to revisit whether or not Jesus should be ...

The first AI Jesus sighting seems to have been in Lucerne, Switzerland, inside the modestly appointed St. Peter’s Chapel. A digital installation called “Deus in Machina” (God from the machine) arranged for “Jesus” to hear about 1,000 “confessions” last year.

Filipino Catholics gathered Sunday afternoon, Jan. 11, for a lively, colorful community tradition. The prayerful event at Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church in Grand Terrace was for the Feast of the Santo Niño, one of many month-long celebrations in the Diocese of San Bernardino honoring the infant Jesus.

Was Jesus gay? Apparently this is still a question, approximately 2012 years after his birth. And why does it matter? On Friday, The Guardian tried answering that in an op-ed by Paul Oestreicher, a holy man himself -- he's the Chaplain at the University of ...