The birth, life and death of Jesus Christ two thousand years ago changed the world – this is true whether you believe his story or not.

Here’s the origin of Christmas as we know it, when it’s estimated Jesus might have been born and when Christians started celebrating his birth.

Remember the reason for the season this December with the best Christmas Bible verses, including scripture about the birth of Jesus Christ.

Christmas Day in Los Angeles County included the customary Masses and church services celebrating the birth of Jesus along with annual events providing meals to the homeless and poor.

Celebrating his first Christmas as the archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy during a Christmas Eve Mass on Dec. 24, 2025 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle underscored that Jesus’s Incarnation is the first and greatest gift of Christmas, a sign of God’s steadfast love for all people.

Pope Leo XIV inaugurated the Christmas season Wednesday, telling believers that receiving the infant Jesus in current times also implies respecting and welcoming every human life, including migrants.

Baby Jesus is no closer to finding a home on the Texas Capitol grounds. The nativity scene bill —which would place the commonly recognized scene of Mary, St. Joseph and Jesus at the manger at the Capitol in December— failed to gain traction during this year's legislative cycle.

Government officials have traditionally steered clear of such overtly religious language, as the Constitution prohibits the establishment of an official state religion.

Several visitors, quoted by the New York Post, criticised the billboard, calling it "divisive" and "provocative." Many felt the message was inappropriate during Christmas, a time usually linked with peace,