Two rolled-up rubber mats formed a purple cross, leaning against the dance studio wall. Above it hung a tapestry of Jesus the Good Shepherd and the words "Lost No More."

Maybe you've seen the campaign signs, or somebody wearing one of the campaign buttons. Perhaps you've seen the book on a store shelf, or maybe you own a copy.

Maybe you’ve seen the campaign signs, or somebody wearing one of the campaign buttons. Perhaps you’ve seen the book on a store shelf, or maybe you own a copy.

Those who pack the pews for Easter Sunday services today may come with the best-ever collective understanding of Jesus, given the unprecedented media that have been showcasing his life in recent months.

"The Christ" is leaving Scottsdale.

I was awakened at 12:30 a.m. a few weeks ago by the sound of chirping. The smoke detector in our bedroom was sending out a low battery warning. We didn’t have any 9-volt batteries in the house because my son had changed a different room’s detector a few days earlier, and that had been the last one. My husband pulled out the battery and we went back to sleep ... until 2:30 a.m., when the smoke detector in our daughter’s bedroom began chirping.

How can the Republicans call themselves Christians?

“For God so loved He gave”

Jim Ripley: We get into one of those what-Jesus-would-have-done-on-state-tax-policy discussions that can go on forever. But Shelly made the mistake of asking for it. So I gave her my take on the argument: Jesus would not have asked Rome to confiscate people’s property through higher taxes to take care of “the least of these.” 

Jesus Christ's epic Sermon on the Mount, with its calls for peacemaking, helping the poor and working for justice, could well be compared to a modern political campaign speech in front of the multitudes in a modern stadium.

VATICAN CITY - A movie about the birth of Jesus Christ made its world premiere Sunday at the Vatican, the first time a feature film debuted here.