An estimated two million people make pilgrimages to the site each year to visit the church and the shrine below, the Grotto, where Jesus of Nazareth is believed to have been born. But the region ...

Since at least the 2nd century AD people have believed that the place where the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, now stands is where Jesus was born. One particular cave, over which the first Church ...

The birthplace of Jesus Christ holds immense significance for Christians worldwide. According to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, Jesus was born in Bethlehem, a small town located approximately 10 ...

Church of the Holy Sepulchre? Is it really where Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected? Is Jesus's tomb really there? And what does a single ladder have to do with it? The Church of ...

This ancient church was built over the grotto that was believed to be the site of the manger where Jesus was born. It is the oldest continuously used place of worship in Christianity and is the ...

A doll representing the infant Jesus in St. Catherine's, the Franciscan church in the town of Bethlehem. David Silverman/Getty Images ...

“Everyone knows that Jesus was a Jew, a son of Israel. If he had been born in our generation, he would pray in a synagogue—not in a church or mosque.” Luke Moon, executive director of the ...

So when was Jesus born? For starters ... Roman Emperor Constantine I converted to Christianity in 312 C.E., and church leaders soon looked for a way to replace popular pagan rituals with Christian ...

I’ve been in Bethlehem twice, and I saw Muslim worshippers going into the Church of the Nativity to honor the baby born in Bethlehem. Jesus is appealing to Muslims. In a Bethlehem café, along with ...

Christians recognize Saint Peter, originally a fisherman, as one of the first followers of Jesus and the leader of the early Church following the ascension. He was born Simon Peter and grew up to ...