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 ...

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

Celebrated immediately after Christmas, St Stephen’s Day highlights how the joy of Christ’s birth is tied to sacrifice, ...

Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there and at other sites across the ...

Once upon a time, late at night in the living room of my childhood home in New Jersey, I watched “It’s a Wonderful Life” with ...

Online criticism followed after images of the billboard went viral, with many users refuting the organization’s claims about ...

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

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 ...

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

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

The mall parking lots have stayed busy, the checkout lines are long and our calendars are packed with parties and programs throughout this holiday time. Somewhere between the gift wrapping ...