Just as our GPS doesn’t leave us for lost if we don’t follow the digital arrow when we find ourselves on a precipitous path ...

Sunday, Jan. 8, is the Epiphany of the Lord. Mass readings: Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12. In this Gospel we follow the Magi in their journey of ...

The identities of the Three Wise Men may have finally been revealed by a biblical researcher who claims they may not have been three kings from the East after all. Research by the Associates for ...

The manger scene is an endearing aspect of Christmas — three Magi bearing gifts and their camels joining shepherds paying homage to baby Jesus. It is an important part of Christian tradition depicted ...

Christmas Day, December 25, is not the end of the Christmas season. In many countries there are 12 days of Christmas culminating with the feast of the Epiphany on January 6th. That is when the “Magi, ...

When I was a child, the small nativity scene my family displayed at Christmas included only a single king rather than the traditional three. Perhaps two had gotten lost before my family inherited the ...

Q&A with religious studies scholar Eric Vanden Eykel on the history, mystery, memes, and meaning of the wise men in the Book of Matthew. The answers, for many, are as easy to recall as the first line ...

Christmas Nativity scenes around the world feature a familiar cast of characters: Jesus, Mary, Joseph, an angel or two, some barnyard animals, shepherds and, of course, the three wise men led by a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Christmas holiday is in the rearview mirror for most people. But there is one more occasion on the religious end of the ...