California couple Jackie and Peter Halpin sang in praise around a statue of The Virgin Mary that emerged unscathed from the southern California wildfires that claimed their home.

Exes Martin Freeman and Amanda Abbington's lookalike children have shared a glimpse into the family's life at home. The Sherlock stars were together for 16 years from 2000 until breaking up in ...

Sir. 3:2-6, 12-14 / Ps. 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 / Col. 3:12-21 / Lk. 2:41-52 Why did Jesus choose to become a baby born of a mother and father and to spend all but his last years living in an ordinary human ...

‘The family is the foundation of coexistence and a remedy against social fragmentation. Children have a right to grow up in a family with a father and a mother capable of creating a suitable ...

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Bethlehem, by Cornelis Bruijn, 1698. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, public domain One of the most notable portions of the Nativity story is when Joseph and Mary had to travel to Bethlehem because of the ...

What is a National Monument? Who gazettes them? How many national monuments are there in Singapore? To date, the Preservation of Sites and Monuments, a division of National Heritage Board, has ...

The Shropshire Star is presenting a selection of adorable photos of nativity scenes, submitted by schools and nurseries around the county. The traditional Christmas scenes feature plenty of wise ...

An illustration shows Mary, Joseph and a donkey traveling in Chicago. Illustration by Thomas Frisbie Share Editor’s note: This might have been the most popular column Mike Royko wrote, though he ...

It’s a good thing Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem and not Louisville. Had they come to Louisville looking for a place to stay on the night Mary went into labor and took refuge in an animal ...

STEVENSVILLE, Mont. — Every Christmas season, Christians honor the birth of Jesus by putting up Nativity scenes. The Gospels record the first visitors to the stable as humble shepherds.

As we thumb the pages of scripture, reading the Christmas story through the lens of all the gospel writers, we would be remiss or inattentive not to include Joseph. The reality is that Joseph is the ...