I am also a man of faith, of Jewish faith, and as such, could not comprehend the [nativity] Scene as I saw it in the media.

"During the Christmas season we clearly feel with all our heart how important for us are parental, family traditions that are being handed down from generation to generation," Vladimir Putin said ...

Christmas is celebrated by the Russian, Georgian, Jerusalemite, Polish and Serbian Orthodox churches, the Athos monasteries in Greece, as well as the Eastern Catholic Church and the Old Believers ...

Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding seven others.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — After receiving backlash from Jewish groups, the Vatican chose to not put the keffiyeh back in its ...

The Epiphany – or Three Kings Day – is Monday, Jan. 6, and it’s getting bigger in the Latino community and beyond.

A stature of the Baby Jesus has returned to the Vatican's 'presepe', or Nativity Scene, in the Saint Paul VI Hall, but not ...

The pilgrim Magi remind us that we too are invited to be humble enough to see something new. They help us realize that there is always more to discover in God's mysteries.

Mayflower police said they are looking into the incident, which took place in the early morning hours of Dec. 23.

Over on Hanover Street, St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church continued their annual tradition of hosting the Holy Family’s nativity of Jesus on their lawn, surrounded by several friendly animals.

Since the Roman Calendar Reform of 1969, the Church observes Jan. 1 as the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. This is not, ...

The Christmas story is the world’s greatest news story. Indeed, the birth of Jesus Christ two thousand years ago is the ...