Giant noses, peyos and booze are props in the Christmas-season plays called verteps, hosted and attended by church officials ...

One of Christianity's longest-running debates hinges on a passage from the Bible that refers to the brothers and sisters of ...

For centuries, the world accepted Bethlehem as the birthplace of Jesus—but historians say the evidence tells a different story. Two gospel accounts clash, timelines break, and the Roman census at the ...

The tradition of dressing up a baby Jesus statue began in a Mexico City church nearly 60 years ago. It moved to the cathedral for this World Cup and Mexico hasn’t lost yet. By James Wagner Reporting ...

On a recent cloudless afternoon on a plaza outside this city’s industrial history museum, a small crowd has gathered to soak up some sun, drink beer and listen to Robbie Lawrence and the Steelworkers, ...

Taking care of a baby is a 24-hour-a-day job, and as you quickly realize, you’re still on duty even when your infant is asleep. That’s where a baby monitor can help. These clever devices—which have ...

There’s so much more to Baby New Year than a cute cartoon figure. See if you can guess when he was “born” and what he represents. Christmas has Santa. Easter has the bunny. And the new year has … a ...