With the holidays nearing, it’s a good opportunity to explore various reasons why Christmas isn't a holiday celebrated by ...

American Christmas tree lighting in New York City, delivering a message about faith and Operation Christmas Child's 13 ...

In a Christmas message released Wednesday, the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ invited all to seek Jesus Christ and his peace ...

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 ...

Pope Francis presides over Christmas Eve Mass, at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) VATICAN CITY (AP) — Recalling Jesus’ birth in a stable, Pope ...

Rev Munther Isaac by this year's nativity scene of a baby in a pile of rubble, symbolising bombing in the Gaza Strip - Quique Kierszenbaum Christmas is officially cancelled in Bethlehem this year, ...

Bethlehem announces return of Christmas celebrations starting Dec. 6 after two-year pause due to Gaza war. Mayor lights tree ...

But why are these confectionery canes Christmas symbols? Here’s a bit of Christmas trivia you probably didn’t know: Legend has it they were first invented by a choir master to keep choir boys occupied ...

In his first and only official visit to an American mosque, seven years into his presidency, former President Barack Obama articulated something American Muslims know all too well: “A lot of Americans ...

The birth of Jesus Christ is pretty much the most basic element of the Christmas story. From common carols to the imagery of the nativity scene, the idea that Christmas is his birthday is everywhere.

Most Americans believe that Christmas has become too commercial and focuses too much on Santa Claus, according to a new survey by polling company Rasmussen Reports. Around 68 percent of American ...

As Christmas arrives, many of the over two billion people in the world who identify as Christians begin to refocus in a particular way, thinking about the meaning of this holy celebration. They do so, ...