How did the humble turkey become the traditional centerpiece for so many Christmas dinner tables? A lot has been written about traditional Christmas dinners and the evolution of the turkey to its ...

Bob Rettig has a special responsibility on Christmas Eve. Rettig, sexton at First Reformed Church, is in charge of lighting the historic gas star above the church’s chancel. This year marks the ...

How did the humble turkey become the traditional centerpiece for so many Christmas dinner tables? A lot has been written about traditional Christmas dinners and the evolution of the turkey to its ...

These dozen days were tied to more than just the teaching of the Catholic Church. A host of other denominations also celebrated the 12 days of Christmas. Some denominations celebrated Christmas in ...

LONDON (RNS) — Christmas, a holiday promising peace, is turning out to be a tumultuous period for the Church of England as sexual abuse scandals threaten to derail the archbishop of York ...

An organizer of a Christmas fair in Mexico was shot to death outside of a church during the Christmas Eve festivities Tuesday. Martin Ramirez Ruiz, board president of the Christmas fair in the ...

A Christmas tree stands among the fallen stones of what remains of St. George Melkite Catholic Church in southern Lebanon ... shining garland and the final star. Crystal chandeliers hang, still ...

"The Christmas Star" will be given 7 p.m. on Sat. Dec. 14, and again on Sat. Dec. 21. And even here, the "Christmas Star" show is interspersed with other programs, like "Astronomy Tonight" (7 p.m ...

Look to the east after dark this week, and you’ll see a dazzlingly bright “star” in the evening sky. Is it the legendary Christmas Star? It’s Jupiter at opposition, an annual astronomical ...

The star is one of the most iconic symbols of Christmas, often found atop Christmas trees, in festive decorations, and depicted in nativity scenes. But have you ever wondered about the deeper ...