Here are seven often-missed details in the Nativity story — each one adding new richness to our understanding of Christmas.

The former is prophecy prophecy in the form of Isaiah 7:14 in particular and the question is whether what Christians are reading in the later theology is backward projection of an older text. The ...

Neapolitan Nativity scenes reflect the style and dress of the 1700s in Naples, the century in which they became popularized ...

A church nativity scene which features two mothers of the Baby Jesus, instead of the conventional Mary and Joseph figurines, has sparked anger among conservative Catholics and politicians in Italy.

The title of this essay does double duty: it is the title of Botticelli’s painting and the theme I want to explore. On Sundays, we profess our faith in God who is Creator of “all things, visible and ...

Morganton was among many mountain towns devastated when the remnants of Hurricane Helene dumped 30 inches of rain on western ...

Sometimes, when we lose something, we search for it everywhere, only to overlook the fact that what we are looking for is ...

For generations, Italian craftspeople have built scenes depicting Jesus’ birth, sometimes including figures of celebrities.