We have heard of the Three Wise Men who went to see the Christchild in Bethlehem but according to a 19th century story by Henry van Dyke there was a fourth writes MARGUERITE THEOPHILIn the mountains o ...

They were now on their way to Bethlehem to sell ... are applied in the Gospels to Jesus—as is the phrase “the Son of Man,” which is found for the first time in Enoch. There were certainly ...

They appear to be able to pass down their ecological knowledge from older trees to younger trees, in the event of a solar eclipse, according to scientists. The findings add to researchers ...

The latest findings at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem align perfectly with the description of Jesus' tomb in ...

The trees are talking to each other. But it doesn’t happen all the time. They appear to be able to pass down their ecological knowledge from older trees to younger trees, in the event of a solar ...

MANILA – The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) together with the City Government of Manila will commemorate the 150 th birth anniversary of Gregoria ‘Oriang’ de Jesus on 9 May ...

The ancient historian Plutarch recounted how, around the time of Jesus’ birth, sailors heard a voice announcing, “The great Pan is dead!” Ever since, those seeking to describe the ...

So in the 4th century, they created a rival festival to mark Jesus' birth: Christmas ... open until midnight on Christmas Eve for the first time. (This article originally appeared in The Week ...

What can the third fall of Jesus under the Cross say to us ... It is we who betray you time and time again, after all our lofty words and grand gestures. Have mercy on your Church; within her ...

As a careful historian, Luke sets the scene of Jesus' birth in its political context by mentioning various rulers and places at the time (2:1-4). Luke's gospel begins with dramatic appearances of ...