This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit ...

Joseph is mentioned as betrothed to Mary. Traveling with him from Nazareth to Bethlehem for an imperial census, Mary gives birth to Jesus. Lowly shepherds are the first to hear the good news of ...

As far as biblical figures go, St. Joseph—the man who married the mother of Jesus—often gets short shrift: His life isn’t prominently featured in the Gospels, and he’s rarely depicted on ...

A Methodist church in Claremont unveiled a Nativity scene Saturday night depicting Jesus, Mary and Joseph as refugees in cages, likening one of the most well-known images of the Christmas season ...