Joseph took Mary from Nazareth to Bethlehem when they were “betrothed” (Luke 2:5) and they got married there and participated in the “enrollment” (Luke 2:1-3, 5). The trip had a dual purpose.

The story of Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem is one the St. Peter Claver parish community in Tyler is living out each day this week through Las Posadas. About 200 parish members gather at ...

The man and woman leading the group portrayed Mary and Joseph, the biblical couple who traveled around Bethlehem in search of refuge before Mary was offered a place and ultimately gave birth to ...

Mary and Joseph do leave, along with Jesus, and, according to Matthew, make their way into Egypt. Afterward, King Herod slaughters all the male children in Bethlehem under two years of age.

In a news release announcing the billboard, Weir said: "This art shows what Mary and Joseph would encounter if they tried to approach Bethlehem today, which Israel has walled off from the rest of ...

Banksy wants people celebrating Christmas to consider what’s happening in present-day Bethlehem ... a “modified nativity” scene: Joseph and Mary kneeling beside Jesus in a manger set ...

Pope Francis has likened the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem to the migrations of millions of people today who are forced to leave their homelands for a better life. During the Christmas ...

"If Jesus were to come this year, Bethlehem would be closed," declared Father Ibrahim Shomali, a Catholic priest of the city's Beit Jala parish, in December 2011. "Mary and Joseph would have ...