The celebration of the Nativity was not something that Christians did for the first few centuries of Christianity. Easter, ...

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

Everyone is familiar with the general nativity story of Christmas, but what were the political and social conditions of Jesus ...

One of the problems about the development of traditions around Christmas is that people writing hymns or plays set Jesus' ...

To some people, Christmastime is nothing more than a season of generosity, joy, dressing up evergreen trees, waiting for Santa Claus and buying gifts for your loved ones. To others, Christmastime is ...

Fr. Rodrigues: What is historical is that Jesus was born. So obviously December 25 is not actually the historical date when ...

When Pope Benedict XVI wrote in a book published last month that the church has been wrong for centuries about the year when Jesus Christ was born, he was telling average Christians something that's ...

It's Christmas time, and people believe a lot of inaccurate things about the holiday, so for the next few weeks, I'm going to take a look at the truth behind Christmas mythology, starting with the ...

The exact date of Jesus' birth is unknown, though it is estimated to have occurred between 6 and 4 B.C. December 25th was chosen as the date to celebrate Jesus' birth centuries after his death, ...

Scholars believe Jesus was born between 6 and 4 BCE in the town of Bethlehem, located in the modern-day West Bank. The Middle Eastern territory is located in what is now Palestine, though Israel has ...

For millions of Christians worldwide, December 25 marks more than just a festive day filled with gifts, shimmering lights, and feasts—it signifies the birth of Jesus Christ. This year, according to ...