Jesus Christ

Why would an Israeli soldier use a sledgehammer to smash the face of Jesus? - opinion

The desecration of the statue was wrong and a breach of Jewish morality. But if our response begins and ends with condemnation, we miss the deeper calling.

Here, the Israeli soldier damages the head of a statue of Jesus, in Debel, Lebanon, in this still image obtained from social media released on April 19.
FOREIGN MINISTER Gideon Sa'ar and new envoy to Christian world George Deek.

Israel appoints new envoy to Christian world after Lebanese Jesus statue, Pizzaballa controversies

Residents of Debel in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL officers, and a local priest stand next to the newly replaced Jesus statue.

Lebanese town, UNIFIL replace IDF-gifted Jesus statue with replica of crucifix smashed by soldier

This X/Twitter screenshot shows an alleged incident where an IDF soldier is seen smashing a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon on April 19, 2026.

'Deviated from IDF values': Soldiers who smashed Lebanese Jesus statue removed from combat


Ancient road connecting ancient Mikveh to Temple unveiled by archaeologists

Orenstein emphasized that excavations like that of the Pilgrimage Road put biblical stories into historical context.

 City of David 2,000 years ago.

Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s goes on Tucker Carlson and says, ‘I love Jesus Christ’

Ben Cohen told Tucker Carlson: “I was born a Jew. I love Jesus Christ."

Ben Cohen sits for an interview with Tucker Carlson on May 5, 2025.

Lunar eclipse over Jerusalem may mark date of Jesus's crucifixion, NASA reports

Some believe that the new data from NASA, paired with Biblical text, could pinpoint the day Jesus was crucified.

 A "Blood Moon" is seen during a lunar eclipse over Jerusalem July 27, 2018.

On a united Easter, the lives and struggles of Christians in the Middle East

This Easter, Orthodox and Western Christians find themselves united in a rare occurrence: celebrating the resurrection of Christ on the same day.

 People carry crosses next to a flag adopted by the new Syrian rulers, during a protest against the burning of the Christmas tree in Hama, in Damascus, Syria December 24, 2024.

Who killed Jesus? It wasn’t the Jews, writes a scholar of Roman law - opinion

To understand how the Roman authorities would have treated a dissident like Jesus, Andrade turned to a historical account of a trial that occurred 30 years after Jesus.

Penitents place a statue of Jesus Christ on top of a float during the Palm Sunday procession of the "Estudiantes" brotherhood in Oviedo, northern Spain

Jerusalem celebrates Holy Thursday with ritual feet washing commemorating Last Supper

Members of the Church believe that the act is also symbolic of selflessness and compassion, commemorating the Last Supper. 

 Christian monks and friars walk in procession around the Stone of Anointing during the Washing of the Feet ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on April 17, 2025.

Nigerian pastor draws ire: Claims Jesus hates poor people

"Jesus never visited any poor person in his house. He hates poverty; that's the meaning. He hates poor people."

 The National Christian Center in Abuja, Nigeria. Image: Suburbanium.

Mary star Noa Cohen received death threats while filming in Morocco

Despite the threats, the film, which was budgeted at $70 million dollars, proceeded smoothly.

Noa Cohen as Mary in the Netflix movie, Mary

Bear Grylls Christmas message: Jesus’ mother was a Palestinian refugee

In an advertisement for New Testament retelling “the Greatest Story Ever Told,” survivalist Bear Grylls called Mary a Palestinian girl and Middle Eastern refugee.

 Bear Grylls (Illustrative)

‘We may face extinction’: Bethlehem’s clergy sound alarm on exodus and extremism amid ongoing war

Bethlehem’s economic crisis deepens as tourism collapses during the Gaza conflict.

 Church of the Nativity.jpeg - Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity was almost empty on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2024.