Vanden Eykel argued in The Conversation piece that the conjunction was not the fabled Star of Bethlehem leading the Magi to the Nativity Scene. "The biblical story of the star is intended to ...

In the western Christian version of the nativity story, three men from distant lands cross the deserts guided by the “Star of Bethlehem”, bearing gifts for the newly born Jesus. The “three ...

As the Nativity story is retold year by year, all those who hear it are bound to think—however briefly—about the original Star of Bethlehem that led the Magi to the cradle of Christ ...

Could the Star of Bethlehem have been caused by a “great ... These biblical “Magi,” sometimes called kings, now adorn nativity scenes around the world. The three wise men, or Magi, arrived ...

At Christmas, we remember the wise men who followed a star to Bethlehem. But what was the star? The Christmas star At ...

The "Nativity" story is what the holiday of Christmas ... Then comes the familiar story of the magi, the star of Bethlehem, the flight to Egypt, and Herod's slaughter of the innocents.

The eastern end of the traditional route from Jerusalem to the Church, known as the Pilgrimage route, marks the road that connects the traditional entrance of Bethlehem, near King David’s Wells with ...

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 ...

Live Nativity and Christmas liturgy at Our Lady ... Keywords: celebrating christmas bethlehem star our lady of perpetual help Alyssa Murphy Alyssa Murphy is the Register's Managing Editor of ...

Bethlehem, West Bank • There are painted angels, shepherds and kings above the small altar and a 14-point star on the marble ... s large Church of the Nativity, which was built in the fourth ...