Couple finds image of Jesus in wooden chair

First Jesus-era house found in Nazareth

Archaeologists have unveiled the discovery of the first-known house in Nazareth that can be dated back to the time of Jesus. The find provides a tantalising glimpse in to what the area could have been like at the time Jesus was achild."Days before Christmas, archaeologists on Monday unveiled what they saidwere the remains of the first dwelling in Nazareth that can be dated back to the time of Jesus — a find that could shed new ...

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Blood runs from image of Christ

Thousands have flocked to a church in Argentina where an image of Christ is said to be oozing blood.A mysterious red substance has been witnessed running from the face of Christ in the image which depicts the Last Supper. A local priest has said that he believes the "blood" is coming from the crown of thorns worn on Christ"s head. Thousands of pilgrims have overwhelmed a small church in Argentina after blood was said to be oozing down the faceof an image of Jesus Christ. . A red substan...

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The man who sees Virgin Mary every day

In the small village of Medjugorje in Bosnia-Hercegovina the Virgin Mary has reportedly appeared every day.The reports started in 1981 when six children said they"d seen an apparition of the Virgin Mary on a hillside, ever since then it has been seen regularly - one local man even claims to see her on a daily basis. For almost 30years, the Virgin Mary has been said to appear daily in Medjugorje - a small village in Bosnia-Hercegovina.Six children first reported the apparition in June 1...

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Jesus Christ Vs. Jerusalem!

Not all prophecy in Scripture has been fulfilled yet but the second coming of Jesus Christ was totally fulfilled in the first century. The second coming of Christ had to do with the destruction of the Jewish Age and the establishment of Christ's Kingdom. Jesus said that some of His disciples will not finish preaching through all the cities of Israel before He comes back (Matthew 10:23). Jesus said that some who were living during Histime would not die before they see the Son of Man (J...

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The legend of Jesus great-grandmother

Two 14th and 15th century manuscripts have revealed details of Jesus" great-grandmother.St. Ismeria was a beautiful and devout woman who married patriarch Santo Liseo. Catherine Lawless of the University of Limerick believes that the story of her life reflects whatFlorentines of the time would have expected it to be. A pious, andultimately, saintly woman named Ismeria was grandmother to the Virgin Mary, and great-grandmother to Jesus, according to a medieval legend. .  ...

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Saints buried alive in ancient Rome

Two skeletons found in a crypt are believed to be of two saints buried alive almost 2000 years ago.The remains are thought to be those of Chrysanthus and Daria, a husband and wife who were killed for spreading Christianity. "This has been a very rare opportunity to be able to study bones and other relics that relate directly back to a legend that has been passed on foralmost 2,000 years," says Ezio Fulcheri of the University of Genoa. Two skeletons discovered in a crypt in an Ital...

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Workers see Virgin Mary in sandpit

Workers at a construction site in England believe they"ve seen the Virgin Mary in a satellite image.Looking down at the site using Google Maps the crew claimed to have made out the shape of Mary holding the baby Jesus in her arms. "It is so clear. We were looking at the layout of the area for some work we are doing and we were zooming in and itcaught our eye," says one worker. Stunned workers at a construction site near the M6 claim to have found an imageof the Virgin Mary holding...

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Woman sees Jesus in towel

31-year-old Roisin McCourt believes she has found the face of Jesus Christ in a stained tea towel."When I took it out, I could not believe it," she said. "I could see it was Jesus straightaway. I took it to my husband, and he agreed with me." Whether the image on the towel is anything other than a random stain howeverremains to be seen. A 31-year-old dance instructor from the British city says a bizarre brown stain thatappeared on one of her tea towels actually shows the face of J...

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Callers phone up church angel in Netherlands

A phone scheme that was originally set up as a joke has been attracting over 30 callers a day.The scheme has been so successful that the church board for the St Jan cathedral in Den Bosch has set up an 0900 number through which people can call up the angel which is actually nothing more than a taped message. The churchsays they are going to put the money towards the maintenance costs of the cathedral. An angel with amobile phone at the St Jan cathedral in Den Bosch can still be re...

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Author tackles historical evidence of Jesus

Historian Bart Ehrman counters the mythicist view of Jesus by compiling the evidence for his existence.The mythicist viewpoint, that Jesus wasn"t a real person but a mythical figure, is quite prevelant in many parts of the world. Many see the lack of archaeological evidence and the fact that the Gospels were written long after Jesus" death as compelling arguments. "It was a surprise to me to see how influential these mythicists are," said Ehrman. "These mythicists point out that there...

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