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

With no confirmation of Jesus' birth and no mention of Christmas itself in the Bible, you may be wondering how the holiday ...

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

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Long before Christmas became a Christian holiday, people in ancient Rome and across Europe celebrated the winter solstice, ...

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 ...

The details of the story-both small and big-have been interpreted in different ways, some of which have no evidence at all.

Papyri from the Roman Empire provide authentic insight into how Christians in antiquity imagined Joseph and Mary's ...

In the New Testament, the Gospels tell the story of Jesus’ birth—the first Christmas. Set during the rise of the Roman Empire, the stories create a radiant image of a young couple giving birth to the ...

With Emperor Constantine's intervention and the Christian religion's legitimisation, which gave rise to the free practice of ...

Anglican Bishop of Diocese of Lagos West , Rt. Rev James Odedeji has described the birth of Jesus as the most remarkable event in the history of mankind. Rev. Odedeji spoke yesterday while delivering ...

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 ...