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 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 ...

The Vatican has announced the site where many Christians believe Jesus was born will be renovated for the first time in six ...

Thanks to the likes of decorative holiday manger scenes, Hollywood movies, and elementary school reenactments, the nativity story is now so ingrained in many of our minds that we could probably recite ...

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, ...

Christmas is believed to have first been celebrated in 336 AD by the Romans, but it did not become a widespread Christian festival until the ninth century. It is held on December 25 each year to mark ...

Anglican Bishop of Diocese of Lagos West , Rt. Rev James Odedeji has described the birth of Jesus as the most remarkable event in the history of mankind. Rev. Odedeji spoke yesterday while delivering ...