We all know the Christmas story is one in which peace and joy are proclaimed. However, when I began to research my book, that ...

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

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 year in which Jesus was born is a subject of controversy. What does the evidence really indicate about this event?

Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some biblical sources, was born in this town some two millennia ago. Yet the ...

Through the years, The Kennedy Center has hosted many holiday attractions but up until now, they have never presented their ...

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