The celebration of the Nativity was not something that Christians did for the first few centuries of Christianity. Easter, ...

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

Fr. Rodrigues: What is historical is that Jesus was born. So obviously December 25 is not actually the historical date when ...

Christmas is the most magical time of the year, fondly looked forward to as an opportunity to reconnect with family and friends. But Christmas is, of course, most strongly linked with religion, with ...

Pope Benedict XVI celebrated the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord on Sunday morning by offering Mass in the Sistine Chapel where he would also baptize a group of children. Later, in his address before ...