In the carol "We Three Kings," people sing of "following yonder star." The story of the Wise Men, also called Magi, following the Star of Bethlehem is found only once in the Bible, in Matthew 2:1–12.

According to the Gospel of Matthew, the Star of Bethlehem guided three Magi, or wise men, to Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago. After consulting with King Herod of Judea, the men followed the star to ...

The wise men of the Gospel of Matthew’s birth narrative were Eastern star-readers, discerning from the night sky a sign of the coming of Israel’s prophesied king (Matt. 2:1–2). When they ...

The "Star of Bethlehem" show is — or was — to planetariums ... Just what was that miraculous star that the Wise Men saw, back in 4 B.C.? Could there be a scientific explanation?

Some are even calling it a “Christmas star,” a name that harkens back to tradition cited in the Bible, within which a “star in the East” is said to lead three “wise men” to the baby Jesus.

On Jan. 6, the Catholic Church celebrates the solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord. On that day we commemorate the “manifestation” of the expected Messiah, who reveals himself to all the ...

We understand from the gospel account that these three men were known as “Magi,” or “magicians,” who had come from the East from Jerusalem and had followed the star announcing the birth of ...