Its presence, discreet but eloquent, elevates the atmosphere of the liturgical celebration, constantly reminding us of Mary ...

In the Gospel of Luke, Mary and Joseph travel through the national territory, from Nazareth in Jewish Galilee to Bethlehem in Jewish Judea. In Matthew’s Gospel, the travel is international.

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 ...

headed to Bethlehem to pay what had been mandated by Caesar Augustus. The trip would take Mary and Joseph about a week to travel from Nazareth, and they probably made their way south along a route ...

Joseph, a carpenter from Nazareth, and his wife Mary, late during her pregnancy, were among the hundreds forced to travel to Bethlehem by the Romans to facilitate a census. When Mary experienced ...

(Emily Neil/WHYY) Rojano said the story of Mary and Joseph, who, according to scripture, were forced to travel to Bethlehem from their home of Nazareth, speaks to the experience of many Latino ...

According to the Gospel of Luke, Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem from Nazareth during Mary’s pregnancy in order to be enrolled in a census in Joseph’s ancestral home. The census had been ordered ...

Credit: ITV News In the nativity, Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem to give birth to the baby Jesus. Sophia, who played Mary said: "This is really important as we got to see what it was really ...

The Christmas story One clue is in the Christmas story at the start of Matthew and Luke, where Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem. There is no mention of other children traveling with them. This is ...