Madonna has responded to the news that she is related to Pope Leo XIV, who was elected as the 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in May, with a typically tongue-in-cheek response ...

Madonna had a hilarious reaction to the news that she is related to Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope, who was elected as the 267th pope in May ...

Editor's Note: Due to popular demand, The Face of Jesus returns to theaters for an encore presentation on June 26. Find local theater times and tickets here. “Your face, O Lord, I will seek.

Over the centuries, many people have asked: “What did Jesus look like?” A new documentary attempts to answer this question. “The Face of Jesus” examines two acheiropoietic images of Christ ...

The genealogy in Matthew’s Gospel emphasizes Jesus’ earthly lineage as extending back to David, who was also born in Bethlehem and whose descendant was prophesied to rule Israel as the Messiah.

Back to Matthew’s Jesus. In biblical times, a person’s genealogy was sort of his or her resume. You cited your family tree to prove your bona fides, to establish your worth.

Of the four evangelists, Matthew was unique in tracing Jesus’ lineage, Chapter 1:1-17: “1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. “2 Abraham was the ...

One of the forgotten facts of the story of Jesus’ life is that he came from a profoundly dysfunctional family. I was reminded of this while listening to a sermon this month at Groveton Baptist ...

Jesus (c6BCE-c30CE) has been called ­everything from Almighty God himself to anitinerant Palestinian exorcist, a revolutionary bent on overthrowing Roman imperial rule, an economic disruptor with ...

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - If we look at Jesus’ genealogy as described in the Gospel of Matthew, we notice "the presence of foreign women" because, as Benedict XVI wrote, "through them the world ...

In October 1997, President Gordon B. Hinckley introduced the concept of smaller temples to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and spoke of a vision to expand temples globally.