Like the biblical stories of creation, the virgin birth, and Christ’s resurrection, belief in dark matter, the quantum vacuum, and much else in science also rely on faith.

The Church of the Nativity, seen here in 2012, purportedly marks the spot where Jesus Christ was born in a Bethlehem cave, though debate over the Messiah’s exact birthplace continues.

On the 25th day of December we as Christian people celebrate the transformation of all humanity, for Christ our savior was made incarnate. In the fullness of time, chosen in ...

Today’s poem, “Christ’s Nativity,” illustrates the posthumous influence of the Anglican poet-divine George Herbert (1593–1633) on his Welsh disciple Henry Vaughan (1621–1695). Vaughan was only twelve ...

Jesus the Christ, the Word of God incarnate, needed someone to change his diapers. We have five sets of readings for the feast of the Nativity of the Lord, including the Vigil Mass.

Despite some misconceptions, private groups can put up Nativity scenes on public property as an expression of free speech.

A&M United Methodist Church is one of many through the Brazos Valley holding Christmas Eve Services. The 150-year-old church held eight services on Sunday to accommodate all types of worshippers.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A life-size crèche representing the Nativity will be unveiled at St. Peter’s Square on Saturday (Dec. 9), celebrating the 800th anniversary of a Catholic tradition long ...

Two books, both translations, dealing with the birth of Christ, are shortly to be brought out by New York publishers.

St. Francis’ meditations on the life of Christ led him to create the first-ever Nativity scene in Greccio, Italy, in 1223.

As we approach the date of the most important birth in world history—and Christ's birth is, if anything, that—one man and one ministry thought the story of his birth was worth telling.