The Sisters of St. Joseph were originally based in New York state, had set up several schools there, and had come to the La Grange area with the intention of doing the same here. But another group had ...

Jesus would have been wrapped in swaddling clothes and set in a manger, an open trough used to feed the animals. Mary had given birth to Jesus in Bethlehem, marking what would be celebrated for ...

Whether you're religious or not, you know what a basic Nativity scene looks like -- Joseph and Mary kneeling by the manger of the baby Jesus, surrounded by shepherds, kings, and farm animals ...

Mary wraps Jesus in cloths and places him in a manger, an animal eating trough, “because there was no guest room available for them” (Luke 2:7).

2. There was no 'little donkey' In the nativity story, Mary and Joseph are often depicted traveling to Bethlehem on a donkey. However, the Bible does not mention a donkey at all.

Luke 2:4 says that Joseph went from Nazareth in Galilee to Bethlehem to register with Mary. The account does not tell us how they travelled – and riding a donkey while heavily pregnant would ...

According to the traditional Nativity story, Mary and Joseph placed their newborn baby Jesus in a manger. This was a feeding trough for farm animals. What is the reason for this unusual setting for ...

The film 'Mary' has ignited heated debates since its December 6 release on Netflix. Directed by DJ Caruso and featuring Noa Cohen, it explores the life of Mary and Joseph amid King Herod's ...

The manger in which he was laid is as much a symbol of rejection as is the cross on which he died. It tells us that from the beginning to the end, our Savior’s life was marked, scarred, and ...

It would have seemed that after news of the marriage between 63-year-old Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII, the Gborbu Wulomo-Shitse (high priest and overlord of Ga Dagme states) and a 12-year-old ...