About 12% of Christians across the globe are getting ready to celebrate Christmas on January 7. For a long time, the Christian world followed the calendar adopted by Roman Emperor Julius Caesar ...

His name had a second coming. Scientists say that the name of Christianity’s central figure wasn’t originally Jesus Christ — ...

It might seem like everyone celebrates Christmas ... by Julius Caesar," said Boutros. Caesar was also known for changing New Year's Day to January 1 to honor Janus, the two-faced Roman god who looks ...

However, it wasn’t first celebrated as Christmas until about 400 years after Jesus left earth. Because there are no scriptures about when Christ was born, the leaders at the time decided to choose a ...

For most of the world, the Christmas ... by Pope Gregory the 13th in 1582. The Julian Calendar, on the other hand, found its roots over 1500 years prior, introduced by Julius Caesar.

On July 28, 2023, amidst the war in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy approved a law advancing the date of Christmas in Ukraine from January ... calendrical reforms as a religious injunction from ...

Russell Crowe's cult horror movie The Pope's Exorcist is now available to watch on Netflix. Directed by Julius Avery, the ...

The incident comes just weeks after he suffered a facial injury and battled a cold during the Christmas season. Francis spent much of the past decade as pope in relatively good health but has ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up a busy Christmas season on Monday by calling for the faithful to promote a culture of welcome and integration in their communities and reject discrimination.