Since the Roman Calendar Reform of 1969, the Church observes Jan. 1 as the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. This is not, ...

Does the Gospel of Luke really tell the truth about the Nativity? Was Quirinius really the governor of Syria at the time of ...

Two days ago, mankind celebrated the anniversary of the coming and the unveiling of the Light made manifest in a human being in our midst. I am referring to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, the ...

Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in ...

Bethlehem is an important center in the history of Christianity, but Christians make up only a small percentage of the ...

It might seem obvious that Jesus was born on December 25 in the town of Bethlehem, but experts say that this version of the ...

Really, we should be handing children toy swords, not dreidels, which have as much to do with Hanukkah as Santa Claus does with the birth of Jesus ... By the time of Jesus, the ruling Hasmoneans ...

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

They also challenge us to confront the realities of our time: a world divided ... reflection of my country of birth. South Africa’s leadership in accusing Israel at the ICJ is disheartening ...

The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel ... do this time around. Chrismukkah or whatever they call the birth of ...

Ah, Christmas: the most wonderful time of the year! While the gifts and family traditions are part of what makes Christmas so ...