The debate over the color of Jesus’ skin is one of the oldest running arguments in religion. But this Easter, the question is a serious one — for several reasons.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church states, following the statements of the Council of Chalcedon in 451 CE , that Jesus is “truly man and truly God” and is “like us in all things but sin.” ...

5. A Roman centurion proclaims Him the Son of God In one of the Gospel’s most profound moments, a Roman soldier watches Jesus die and exclaims, “Truly this man was the Son of God!” (Mark 15:39).

WHAT CAN WE REALLY LEARN FROM THE GOSPELS? From a historical perspective what we really know about the life of Jesus is very, very limited depending on which gospel you read.

Ultimately, the Transfiguration accounts simply offer us another way to affirm what we have always said about Jesus: that he is truly God and truly man, possessing two natures in one person.

We know from Good Friday that Jesus is killed as “the King of the Jews.” On Epiphany, we learned that he was opposed by Herod, a man who called himself the king of the Jews. We know from ...

Jesus is not two persons, one human and the other divine, who cohabit in the same flesh. He is the one person of Christ who is both truly human and truly divine in every sense.

Ever since the 14th century, the Shroud of Turin has captivated Christians across the world. Believed by some to be the burial garment of Jesus Christ, the linen cloth measures about 14 feet, 3 ...

A man inside the Mall of America last week was ordered by security guards to remove his T-shirt that read “Jesus is the only way” in a viral confrontation that has sparked online outrage.

While Western culture is accustomed to depictions of Jesus as a lanky white guy with long, straight, perfectly-conditioned hair, or, much less often, as a modern-day black man living in Compton ...

The debate over the color of Jesus’ skin is one of the oldest running arguments in religion. But this Easter, the question is a serious one — for several reasons.