“Silent Night” depictions of Christ’s birth are unrealistic, as plastic as decorations that appear on lawns every December, as staged as the declarations of love at the end of a Hallmark Christmas ...

While part of the Holy Family feast. on the Sunday after Christmas, he is largely overshadowed by Jesus and Mary. Many think it would be appropriate to offer St. Joseph special honor on Father's Day.

The Christmas season doesn't abruptly end on Dec. 25. Indeed, even after the 12 days leading up to Epiphany and the final day ...

If you celebrate Christmas, you may already have taken down your decorations — or perhaps you're a traditionalist who leaves ...

Knitted nativity figures including Mary, Joseph, a donkey and the angel Gabriel have been offering commuters "signs of the Christmas story" throughout December. The touring miniature figures ...

Christmas is a Christian holy day that marks the birth of Jesus, who Christians believe to be the Son of God. Jesus was born to a woman called Mary who was engaged to Joseph, a carpenter in the ...

The Christian Story of the First Christmas. In a town called Nazareth, there was a young woman called Mary who was engaged to married to a carpenter called Joseph. One day, God sent the Angel ...

In Mexico, Guatemala and other parts of Latin America, Las Posadas are nightly celebrations in the nine days leading up to Christmas Day. Participants reenact the Gospel story of Mary and Joseph ...