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 ...

That Christ was born in Bethlehem is the unequivocal claim of Scripture (Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:1; Luke 2:15). But where exactly was Christ born? The countless nativity scenes displayed in December may ...

When the 3 rd -century Christian theologian Origen of Alexandria attempted to account for the unusual movements of the Star ...

“And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered” (Luke 2:6). That Jesus ...

At midnight on Christmas Eve, the words of the traditional hymn “The Night of Christmas” will ring out in the tiny grotto in ...

Judith Niewiadomski, Yonkers When Adam sinned, giving in to the temptation to be “as God,” determining what is good and what ...

You don’t have to be a follower of Jesus Christ to know He was born in the tiny, nondescript town of Bethlehem. The well-known Christmas carol, “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” ensures that. But have you ...

Greek Orthodox parish priest at the Church of Nativity shares a message of hope amidst violence, addressing the people of ...

As Christmas approaches, carolers and nativity scenes around the world celebrate the age-old story of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem. Yet, historians and archaeologists argue that this beloved narrative ...

As Joseph and Mary kept their eyes on the Christ Child, set your vision on the Eucharistic Lord. ‘Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage’ ...

By Edoardo Giribaldi Cardinal Pietro Parolin presided over Mass Tuesday morning, December 16, in the chapel at Rome’s ...