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Trump administration Christmas messages emphasize Jesus in overtly religious terms

While previous presidents have routinely issued Christmas greetings, they have typically emphasized themes of charity, family, and goodwill, using language that includes Americans of all faiths.

President Donald Trump participates in NORAD Santa tracker phone calls, on Christmas Eve, from the Mar-a-lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 24, 2025.
statuette of Christ. Illustration.

800-year-old gilded Christ found near lost medieval church in Norway by detectorist

A person is holding a red flag with the inscription Jesus vous aime during a demonstration against Christianophobia with the aim of highlighting the cause of persecuted Christians in France and around the world in Paris France on September 28, 2025.

Vatican refutes claims of Jesus appearing in a French cliff, says stories shouldn't be regarded

The original statue of Our Lady of Fatima (Virgin Mary) is carried to St. Peter's square before the arrival of Pope Leo XIV to celebrate the Prayer Vigil and Rosary for Peace as part of the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality in the Vatican on October 11, 2025.

Calling Virgin Mary 'co-redeemer' is foolish, says Pope Leo


After religious freedom objection, US Merchant Marine Academy obscures massive painting of Jesus

“It will be a teachable moment every time somebody asks why those curtains are up there.”

 A before and after photo depicting how a painting of Jesus at the US Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York, is now obscured by a curtain

Elaborate burial cave found at site in southern Israel venerated for centuries

A chapel at the site was dedicated to Salome, the midwife from Bethlehem who was called to participate in the birth of Jesus.

 The Greek dedication inscription to Salome at a burial cave

Are end times upon us? Nearly half of all US Christians think so - Pew

With global crises mounting, 47% of US Christian adults think that the end times are here, though whether Jesus Christ will return in their lifetime is still debated, according to Pew.

 Is the biblical end times upon us? A Pew study says 4 out of 10 American adults think so (Illustrative).

'Looking For An Enemy': Why has antisemitism resurged in the West? - review

The 21st century has had new, sometimes subtle and nefarious, modes of attacking Jews.

 JEREMY CORBYN, the former Labour Party leader, speaks at a pro-Palestine demonstration outside Downing Street in London last year.

Reincarnation: What is it, what does Judaism say about it? - explainer

Reincarnation is a belief that the soul is reborn in a new body and identity after death. Some religions believe in it and it is in Kabbalah, and some claim Anne Frank was reincarnated.

Reincarnation

Where is biblical Goliath buried? Perhaps where Jesus was crucified

No excavations have been carried out as of yet - the proposed area is quite literally within the confines of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

 David with the Head of Goliath

Who is 'Orange Jesus' and why is he trending? Spoiler alert: It's Trump

The term Orange Jesus in reference to Donald Trump gained popularity following Rep. Liz Cheney recounting a story of a Republican lawmaker who said "the things we do for the Orange Jesus."

US President Donald Trump speaks about a peace deal reached between Israel and the United Arab Emirates from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, August 13, 2020

What are the Ten Commandments in the Bible? - explainer

The Ten Commandments have a central place in Judaism and Jewish history, given by God and Moses at Mount Sinai. Here's what you need to know about them.

 Moses and Aaron with the 10 Commandments (illustrative).

The superpower of the Jews: Nothing is good enough for us

This disability is our refusal to accept the world as it is. We refuse to accept the nature of our reality and insist on improving it.

 Abba Eban (center right) and David Hacohen (center left), later to be an Israeli member of parliament, raise the Israeli flag on top of the United Nations building soon after the November 29, 1947, Partition Plan vote. Eban once said that ‘the Jews are a people who refuse to take yes for an answer.

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Is this where Jesus was buried? - explainer

Church of the Holy Sepulchre? Is it really where Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected? Is Jesus's tomb really there? And what does a single ladder have to do with it?

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City