Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Was the “Star of Bethlehem” an actual astronomical event? At this time of year, it’s always open for debate, yet most ...

At Christmas, we remember the wise men who followed a star to Bethlehem. But what was the star? The Christmas star At Christmas time, people sometimes put a star on top of the Christmas tree.

This week, three bright planets are making that case to be this year's “Star of Bethlehem” or “Christmas Star,” with Jupiter, Mars and Venus all shining brightly. The legend of a bright ...

Three Wise Men, Macmillan Poster, 1960. But what exactly is the narrative about the Star of Bethlehem, also known as the Christmas Star? Was the star a genuine thing or was it only a fictitious ...

The star the Magi followed to find the Christ Child is a symbol of God’s love for all people and not a sign of the power and fame of those who think of themselves as “stars,” Pope Francis ...