For me, as an Iranian Christian coming from an Islamic background, Christmas and also Hanukkah have special and deep meanings ...

Print book sales remain more or less the same — but an increasing number of people are buying a Bible for the first time.

Whereas Christmas marks the birth of Jesus, Hanukkah, which was celebrated for centuries before Jesus was born, commemorates ...

Elf on the Shelf, meet the Mensch on the Bench. As the two holidays converge, test your knowledge of Christmas and Hanukkah ...

Catholic pilgrims have flocked to the Holy House of Loreto since the 14th ... There are inscriptions in syncopated Greek characters with contiguous Hebrew letters that read “O Jesus Christ, ...

Using the Hebrew Scripture would have ... like the footnotes.) The Bible needs a visible, external authority guided by the Holy Spirit to define both the OT and NT Canons. This authority is ...

Here are 10 things to know about the upcoming Jubilee Year. 1. A jubilee year, also known as a “holy year,” is a special year in the life of the church currently celebrated every 25 years.

Vatican's Holy Year Calendar Includes Event for LGBT Catholics By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican has included an event organised by LGBT Catholics on its official online ...

VATICAN CITY, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The Vatican has included an event organised by LGBT Catholics on its official online calendar for the upcoming 2025 Roman Catholic Holy Year, in an unusual sign of ...

Horticulturists are celebrating the growth of a 1,000 year old “Tsori” seed, discovered nearly 30 years ago, which is believed to produce a balm resin mentioned several times in the Bible. The seed ...

Mercedes's flagship SUV has served as the primary form of transportation for the Pope for the past 45 years, so it comes as no surprise that the Popemobile—as his holy chariot is known—will ...

which birthed a famous Bible quote/cliché, “No room at the inn.” In Bethlehem, with many travelers and few Holiday Inns, Jesus, “the holy one” born to be “called the Son of God,” was ...