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

Explore why Christmas is celebrated on Dec 25, the myths about Jesus’ real birthday, and the theories behind the holiday’s ...

Question: Do you think it matters if Jesus was not really born on Dec. 25? Answer: No, I do not think that the specific date of Jesus’ birth has much significance in the overall foundation of our ...

Among all the jubilation of buying and opening presents, eating turkey and drinking champagne, it can be difficult to remember the true meaning of Christmas. Christmas, of course, celebrates the birth ...

With Advent now only a week and a half away, our thoughts begin turning toward Bethlehem and the First Christmas, a scene of unseen before glory. “Before she was in labor she gave birth; before her ...

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 ...

In the last few decades, that knowledge has taken a back seat to the hustle and bustle of shopping, parties and Santa Claus. Even the "comfort and joy" heralded is more about general feelings of ...

The archaeological evidence of Jesus Christ's life and death has been hotly contested over the centuries. On the one hand, skeptics claim not many accounts outside of the Bible testify in favour of ...