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 ...

For centuries, December 25 has been celebrated as the birthday of Jesus Christ, central to Christian tradition and festive ...

The birth of Jesus was a divine intervention, the moment God Himself stepped into our world as a baby. Now this, in itself, is a gift beyond measure, a gift of love, grace, a gift of salvation that ...

In the last few decades, that knowledge has taken a back seat to the hustle and bustle of shopping, parties and Santa Claus. Even the "comfort and joy" heralded is more about general feelings of ...

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"So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was ...

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 ...

It was disappointing to read Bill Patrie’s article about Jesus on Dec. 26, the day after so many of us celebrated Jesus’ birth with our family and friends. When Mr. Patrie states that “some people” ...

Today is Christmas Eve, the day before Christmas. Most Christians around the world celebrate Jesus’ birth at this time. No one knows for sure when Jesus was born. Many scholars believe that Jesus was ...

Isaiah, the great prophet of God, gave a prophecy in which a sign was to be given of the Messiah, the one who would make things right between God and man. Isaiah 7:14 “The Lord himself will give you a ...

In their differing accounts of the first Christmas, the Gospels of Matthew and Luke provide important historical details about where and when Jesus was born. Sacred originsWith its shepherds and wise ...