In the last few decades, that knowledge has taken a back seat to the hustle and bustle of shopping, parties and Santa Claus. Even the "comfort and joy" heralded is more about general feelings of ...

Dallas Jenkins, creator of the streaming faith series "The Chosen," didn't stop at the well-covered depiction of Jesus' birth in a lowly stable during his upcoming Christmas special. Jenkins literally ...

The following passage is from the Bible, Luke 2:1-20, NIV. In those days, Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took ...

Every year, Christians around the world mark Jesus’ traditional birth story with Nativity plays and Christmas festivities. The celebrated event is described in the Book of Luke, stating Mary, “gave ...

Christians around the world celebrate Dec. 25 as the birth of Jesus. But as many gather to exchange gifts, sing carols and marvel at Nativity scenes and Christmas trees, the story behind Jesus' ...

In the New Testament, the Gospels tell the story of Jesus’ birth—the first Christmas. Set during the rise of the Roman Empire, the stories create a radiant image of a young couple giving birth to the ...

This article about the Nativity is republished here with permission from The Conversation. This content is shared here because the topic may interest Snopes readers; it does not, however, represent ...

More Americans believe the Christmas story is historically accurate than believe in climate change. According to a new Pew Survey of over 1,500 U.S. adults, 73% say they believe Jesus was born to a ...

Was there really a virgin birth in the Bible? No and yes, in that order. The virgin birth of Jesus to Mary is a cornerstone of Christian belief, and has been for nearly two thousand years. Yet for all ...

When people think about Christmas, the first thing that comes to mind probably isn't the Quran, the central religious text of Islam. Many people assume that the world's major monotheistic religions ...