A worshipper places her hands on a painting of Jesus in the Grotto — where Christians believe the Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus — during at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of ...

Unfortunately, people get carried away with Santa Claus, Christmas tree, crib, decorations, exchanging of gifts, instead of focusing on the reason for the season. Thankfully, Pulse is here to remind ...

When I was growing up, Christmas meant everything. It was that time when you got a new shirt and pair of shoes, when you had the best meal and when joy was all over town. As the years have progressed, ...

Christmas! The mention of Christmas brings forth a flood of images and experiences – celebrations, time off work, church services, credit card debt, and family gatherings. For those who hold a ...

An infant in a manger, a brilliant shining star, and adoring shepherds: All are familiar parts of the Christmas story. For many of the world’s Christians, the celebration of Jesus’ birth occurs every ...

Latin clergies pray in the Grotto at the end of the Christmas Midnight Mass at Saint Catherine's Church where Christians believe the Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus Christ, in the adjacent Church of ...

"So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was ...

Thanks for joining today’s study, and special thanks to loyal readers whose comments greatly enhance this study. Let’s open our Bibles to Isaiah chapter 11: 1-10 — a Christmas season Messianic ...

For Christians, the birth of Jesus in a manger in Bethlehem two millennia ago was not only chronicled in the New Testament, but also prophesied centuries earlier in parts of the Hebrew Bible. It goes ...

Christmas is a time for celebration, filled with tradition and copious amounts of chocolate. One such tradition is the nativity story, recreated annually by schools across the world. The nativity, the ...