Legends about Jesus’ early years circulated widely in the Middle Ages. Mary Dzon reflects on some of the stories.

A historian describes the turbulent times of the real nativity By Joan Taylor Every year, millions of people sing the ...

The contextual, bigger story of the nativity and Jesus’ childhood is relevant today, in our times of fracturing and “othering ...

Jesus’s birth was a silent night, when all was calm and all was bright, but there was a context to the Christmas story critical to understanding the ...

Adah: The wife of Esau, and the second woman mentioned in the Bible, after Eve. Julia: The name of a young Christian woman ...

On Christmas night, Jupiter will be one of the brightest objects in the sky — and a  stand-in for the mythical “Christmas ...

In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing of the “Christmas Star” from the story of the nativity. Described in the Gospel of Matthew, the star guided ...

The music was first performed in the city's Mystery Plays - medieval religious dramas based on Bible stories. The story ...

What do we really know about Jesus as a child? A look at the sparse Gospel accounts, the turbulent world of first-century ...

Merry Christmas, Bermuda. This season invites us to pause, reflect and appreciate the people who bring meaning and purpose to ...

This Christmas is the 500th anniversary of when ordinary men and women could first hear the Christmas story being read from ...

As Christmas approaches, Ohioans will gather in churches and homes to celebrate the birth of Christ. We picture the manger, the shepherds, and the angels’ song. Yet we often forget what happened next.