The smallness of God in the Eucharist and in the manger is a scandal. The all-powerful One becomes so small that he can be ...

Did Joseph and Mary really need to go to Bethlehem because of a Roman census, or is this unhistorical, as some scholars ...

We string our lights, trim our trees, talk about the holiday, hear recorded songs mentioning the birth of Jesus... But how ...

Later during the Christmas season, you might want to watch the 1949 film Come to the Stable that tells the story of Regina ...

The Holy Land, a region synonymous with faith, history, and spirituality, offers a unique opportunity to explore sacred ...

Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some ...

Las Posadas has been a part of Olvera Street since its founding in 1930, and now for several nights each December, Los ...

In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI revealed a new-style nativity scene in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square. It depicted Jesus' birth ...

San Miguel Arcangel Church hosts Las Posadas, reenacting Mary and Joseph's journey to Bethlehem, with singing, praying, and ...

Because Mary and Joseph were both descendants of King David, they made their journey to Bethlehem—which was David’s hometown (Luke 2:1-5). When this announcement was made, they probably ...

Over the centuries, the Christmas story has been re-cast and romanticized into a kind of Christian mythology But what do the ...