The Epiphany story of the wise men from the East who follow the star and come to pay homage to Jesus often gets mixed in with the story of Jesus’ birth when it comes to children’s pageants ...

If nothing else, the story of the Star of Bethlehem tells us of a time when looking up to the skies in awe and wonder was part of most people's lives, says astrophysicist Marcelo Gleiser.

The Magi and the Star are mentioned only in the Gospel of Matthew. The story is familiar. Jesus was born in Bethlehem during the reign of Herod, who was ostensibly the ruler of Galilee, ...

Three wise men — Magi or kings — went to King Herod and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.” ...

They came. They saw. They gifted. That's about all we know of the foreign visitors who traveled to Bethlehem to see the infant Jesus. The scene ingrained in the public imagination -- a stately ...

The wise men, or magi in the original Greek, are often represented as kings, but in context were likely astrologers. According to Matthew, they saw some astronomical event as a foretelling of ...

Let’s keep science and religion separate. Sunday's Mini Page article could have been an educational introduction to stars for young minds, were it not for the reference to the Magi. And consider ...