Christmas celebrates his birthday, Good Friday marks his crucifixion, and Easter honors his resurrection. FULL NAME: Jesus BORN: circa 6-4 BCE DIED: 30 CE BIRTHPLACE: Bethlehem (modern-day ...

But was Jesus actually born in December? And if he wasn't, why do Christians celebrate his birth on December 25 every year? Here’s a quick breakdown of the origin of Christmas as we know it ...

But how many of our Christmas traditions have nothing to do with Jesus’s birth? And was Jesus actually born in December? Here’s a quick breakdown of the origin of Christmas, when it’s ...

Experts have urged people to leave him booze-free treats this Christmas eve An alternative theory posits that Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Galilee, a small village near Nazareth. Archaeologist ...

The Bible does not give the date on which Jesus Christ was born. iStock / Getty Images The name "Christmas" comes from Mass of Christ (of Jesus), according to the Encyclopedia Britannica.

In his Christmas homily, Pope Francis shared a message for anyone who may be feeling discouraged with a reminder that the Lord was born to save ... in the place of Jesus’ birth.

take a moment to remember the true origin of Christmas. For Christians, Dec. 25 marks the day when Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem. The very first Christmas took place in a humble manger ...

“Christmas is finished ... built upon the grotto where, by tradition, Jesus was born.

But that Christmas I was miserable ... chaos and danger into which Jesus was born. God identifies himself most with the hungry and the vulnerable, with those in chronic pain, with victims of ...

The baby Jesus was a thrill of hope for a weary world, the gospel story goes, and Christians ever since remember his birth in the candlelight of Christmas Eve. Then, much more recently ...