Jesus Christ

Orthodox Christians gather with wooden Crosses in front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as they celebrate the Good Friday in a procession on Via Dolorosa in the Old City of Jerusalem, on April 26, 2019. (Thomas Coex/AFP)

April 26, 2019, 3:20 pm

A week after Western brethren, Orthodox Christians mark Good Friday in Jerusalem

Thousands of worshipers retrace the steps Jesus is said to have taken on the way to his death, along the Old City’s ‘Via Dolorosa’

By AFP

A resident of the small town of Pruchnik in southeast Poland beats up an effigy of Judah Iscariot featuring a long nose and ultra-Orthodox sidecurls and brimmed hat, on April 19, 2019. (Screenshot: Twitter)

April 21, 2019, 12:36 pm

Polish crowd beats, burns Judas effigy with hat, sidelocks of ultra-Orthodox Jew

In Good Friday ceremony in small town of Pruchnik, residents stage public trial for Jesus’ betrayer, depicted with long nose and Haredi attire

By Michael Bachner

Faithful kneel on the newly restored Holy Stairs (Scala Sancta), which according to Catholic Church is the staircase on which Jesus Christ stepped leading on his way to be judged before his crucifixion, during a special opening, in Rome, April 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

April 21, 2019, 8:25 am

Stairs believed walked by Jesus opened to public for first time in 300 years

Pilgrims get rare opportunity to crawl up Holy Stairs, which according to Christian tradition are stained with Christ’s blood and were brought from Jerusalem by Roman Empire

By AFP and TOI staff

Actor James Burke-Dunsmore portrays the Christian savior in 'The Passion of Jesus,' an annual performance in Trafalgar Square, in 2018 (YouTube screenshot)

April 20, 2019, 3:06 pm

Thousands attend annual crucifixion reenactment in London

Crowds fill Trafalgar Square for ninth year straight to watch ‘The Passion of Jesus’

By TOI staff

The cover of the first 'Second Coming' comic, from DC Comics unit Vertigo, depicts a Jesus Christ, right, who returns to Earth and fights for good alongside the superhero Sun-Man, left. (Screen capture, DC Comics website)

February 20, 2019, 8:12 pm

DC Comics drops plans for Jesus superhero series after complaints

Author Mark Russell blasts pressure from ‘fundamentalists’ who have ‘twisted his teachings of mercy for the powerless into a self-serving tool of the powerful’

By AFP

A Christian worshiper visits the "Prison of Christ" in the church of Holy Monastery of the Praetorium, traditionally believed to be the site where Jesus was detained, in Jerusalem's Old City on February 8, 2019. (Thomas Coex/AFP)

February 8, 2019, 11:35 pm

‘Prison of Christ’ reopens for prayer in Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre

Chapel, built on site where Jesus believed to be held before crucifixion, has been repaired over several years since a fire

By AFP

An artwork called "McJesus," which was sculpted by Finnish artist Jani Leinonen and depicts a crucified Ronald McDonald, is seen on display as part of the Haifa museum's "Sacred Goods" exhibit, in Haifa, Israel, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. Hundreds of Christians calling for the sculpture's removal protested at the museum last week. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

January 14, 2019, 12:21 pm

‘McJesus’ artist demands Haifa museum remove artwork because he supports BDS

Finland’s Jani Leinonen, whose sculpture of a crucified Ronald McDonald elicited outrage, says exhibit displayed ‘against my will’

By Michael Bachner

The "McJesus" sculpture by Finnish artist Jani Leinonen on display at the Haifa Museum of Art. (Haifa Museum of Art)

January 11, 2019, 11:53 pm

Arab Christians clash violently with police in Haifa over ‘McJesus’ sculpture

3 officers wounded as hundreds of protesters try to forcibly enter Haifa Museum during demonstration against depiction of Ronald McDonald on a cross

By Alexander Fulbright

Crowd jeers at Netanyahu family after Christ the Redeemer landmark closed for their visit (Screen grab via G1)

December 31, 2018, 10:22 am

Netanyahu family booed after iconic Christ statue in Rio closes for their visit

Crowd at famous landmark said to be angered by security arrangements put in place for visit of PM, his wife and son

By TOI staff

View of the majority Jewish city of Nazareth-Illit, built alongside Arab Nazareth, on August 10, 2015. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90/File)

November 5, 2018, 8:49 pm

Nazareth Illit seeks new name to end ‘confusion’ with Jesus’ hometown

61 years after it was founded by Ben Gurion, northern town says it will break free of its neighbor, the largest Arab city in Israel

By TOI staff

'Christ the Remunerator,' (1837) by Dutch-French Romantic era painter Ary Scheffer. (Flickr/ Waiting for the Word)

September 8, 2018, 2:57 pm

In a forensic pilgrimage, a scholar asks, ‘What did Jesus look like?’

Prof. Joan E. Taylor continues a journey she began years ago on a kibbutz in Israel, as she examines the dress, skin tone, and hair style of the Christian Messiah in her new book

By Rich Tenorio

In this October 24, 2017 photo, an employee poses with Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" on display at Christie's auction rooms in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

September 3, 2018, 5:47 pm

Abu Dhabi delays exhibition of da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’

Gallery says it will soon announce when 500-year-old painting of Jesus, acquired for $450 million, will be shown

By Agencies

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 17, 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

March 1, 2018, 4:42 pm

Fox commentator: Parkland survivors need belief in Jesus Christ

Former Republican congressman Jason Chaffetz gives his thoughts for the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, at least 40% of whom are Jewish

By TOI staff

East Jerusalem's Anglican Cathedral of St. George. (Shmuel Bar-Am)

December 25, 2017, 2:52 am

In earthly Jerusalem, the legends of historical churches are a saving grace

King Herod, medieval monks, Crusaders and others play their parts in the colorful stories behind Old City holy sites open to Christmas visitors

By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am

Illustrative: The Three Wise Men (Rawpixel/iStock)

From the WebDecember 21, 2017, 4:35 pm

Smells like heaven: Kibbutz farm recreates Magi’s gifts to Jesus

Aromatic plants bestowed on the infant Jesus are being cultivated by an Israeli entrepreneur aiming to turn the gifts of the Christmas story into balms and incense, Reuters reports