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 ...

Here’s the origin of Christmas as we know it, when it’s estimated Jesus might have been born, and when Christians started ...

Hosted by actor Kevin Costner, this special explores the origins of Christmas with a dramatized version of the nativity story ...

The birth of Jesus was a divine intervention, the moment God Himself stepped into our world as a baby. Now this, in itself, is a gift beyond measure, a gift of love, grace, a gift of salvation that ...

At the Christmas Eve vigil Mass, ask your pastor to read all 25 verses in Matthew's Gospel rather than using the shorter form that skips over the genealogy. I know proclaiming Matthew's genealogy can ...

In their differing accounts of the first Christmas, the Gospels of Matthew and Luke provide important historical details about where and when Jesus was born. Sacred originsWith its shepherds and wise ...

ROME — As Christmas approaches, debate often arises over when exactly Jesus was born. Did the Nativity really happen during winter in Bethlehem just over 2,020 years ago? Recent research by a group of ...

Christmas is believed to have first been celebrated in 336 AD by the Romans, but it did not become a widespread Christian festival until the ninth century. It is held on December 25 each year to mark ...

In the last few decades, that knowledge has taken a back seat to the hustle and bustle of shopping, parties and Santa Claus. Even the "comfort and joy" heralded is more about general feelings of ...

“The Birth of Jesus,” a beautifully illustrated children’s book by President’s Bible, brings the timeless Nativity story to life through vibrant artwork and advanced AI voice narration in the ...