At Christmas, we remember the wise men who followed a star to Bethlehem. But what was the star? The Christmas star. At ...

It’s a hotly debated topic in astronomy: what was the “Star of Bethlehem” or ... The crescent of four lights of decreasing brightness will look like Christmas lights.

That the Star of Bethlehem indicates a direction is also a helpful point of reflection during the Jubilee Year 2025, the Pope ...

If a star at a distance of 100 light years were to become ... do we see in advertisements and on Christmas cards pictures of the shepherds with the Star of Bethlehem in the sky, even though ...

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Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. What’s the bright star in the east — and west? This week, three ...

A worshipper walks through the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve ...

The little town of Bethlehem has cancelled Christmas celebrations for a second year while Israel’s war reigns in Gaza and ...

The Christmas tree, often an evergreen such as spruce, pine, or fir, holds deep historical and symbolic meaning, symbolising ...

While not everyone in the United States observes Three Kings Day, it is a celebratory holiday that signifies the end of ...

Kolkata: From rehearsing choirs and setting up Christmas trees to organising special prayer services and decorating nativity ...

According to the Gospel of Matthew, the Star of Bethlehem guided three Magi ... comets were often regarded as bad omens. "For Christmas cards, it makes a nice picture having a comet and a tail ...