Chris Baeckstrom, leader of the Faith and Justice Team of Saint Thomas More Parish, introduces Dr. Beth Ford McNamee before ...

The numerous nonprofits and churches say the most devastating part of the proposed budget cut is a new state cost-share plan.

Fye The Catholic Messenger Adriana Contreras steps away from the counter of her elegant beauty salon, Adriana’s Salon ...Read ...

Allentown Bishop Alfred Schlert announced new clergy assignments Sunday in the diocese. The annual assignments are designed ...

I like Bennett’s Mother’s Day cartoon, but I really hate the ongoing inspiration. Lalo Alcaraz had farmed the same concept for Mother’s Day in 2017, during the first Trump administration, and reposted ...

At the time of the census Mary and Joseph journeyed to the home of Joseph of Arimathea near Bethlehem ... He invited two friends to go with him. John paints a picture of them travelling from ...

After the visit of the Magi, King Herod ordered the massacre of male infants in Bethlehem to eliminate the threat of a “new king” (Matthew 2:16). Warned in a dream, Joseph fled with Mary and ...

Bethlehem, by Cornelis Bruijn, 1698. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, public domain One of the most notable portions of the Nativity story is when Joseph and Mary had to travel to Bethlehem because of the ...

“O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie,” begins a beloved Christmas carol sung since 1868, paying homage to Jesus’ birthplace. But have you heard of Bethlehem, Connecticut?

the stories create a radiant image of a young couple giving birth to the son of God in Bethlehem. The Christian world has embraced the faithful story of Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus for centuries.

In contrast, the Gospel of Luke states that Mary and Joseph traveled from Nazareth to Bethlehem to be counted ... and while ancient people had to go to a local center to be counted, they didn ...

According to Luke, Mary and Joseph start out in Nazareth but need to go to Bethlehem to be counted in a Roman census. This, however, is where things start to fall apart for the Bethlehem narrative.