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

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 ...

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

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

But some such as Aviram Oshri, an archaeologist from the Israel Antiquities Authority, who spent more than 10 years ...

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

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

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

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

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