A silhouette of onlookers in front of Esther Strauss' sculpture 'Crowning.' Michel M. Raguin with cooperation of the Mariendom Linz , CC BY A sculpture of the Virgin Mary showing her giving birth to ...

As Christmas approaches, I’ve been thinking about maternal and infant health. The gospel writers described in detail Jesus’ heroic sacrifice at his arrest, trial, torture and crucifixion, but say ...

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"Mary" tells the story of the Virgin Mary from childhood through the birth of Jesus. Some biblical experts think the film ...

A sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus has been destroyed just days after it went on view at a cathedral in northern Austria and drew criticism from some Catholics who condemned ...

St. Mary's Cathedral in Linz made headlines around the world as a controversial sculpture of Mary displayed inside the church was beheaded July 1 by unknown vandals. The sculpture, depicting the ...

In Luke’s Gospel there are two annunciations: the angel Gabriel foretells the birth of John the Baptist to his father Zachary, and announces the birth of Jesus to his mother Mary. No Gospel scene, ...

Today is Christmas Eve, the day before Christmas. Most Christians around the world celebrate Jesus’ birth at this time. No one knows for sure when Jesus was born. Many scholars believe that Jesus was ...

A doll representing the infant Jesus in St. Catherine's, the Franciscan church in the town of Bethlehem. David Silverman/Getty Images Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West ...

(The Conversation) — A sculpture of the Virgin Mary showing her giving birth to Jesus was recently attacked and beheaded. Called “Crowning” by the artist Esther Strauss, the sculpture had been part of ...