Revealed: the true identity of the Magi
January 6, 2018
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When I investigated the story of the Three Wise Men, I found something more profound than the popular legend
Who were these mysterious wise men?
January 5, 2018
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A new book examines the historical evidence
Why depict the Magi as three kings? This painting gives us an answer
December 15, 2017
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Before God all worldly power is as nothing
How I learned to love the beautiful customs of Epiphany
January 9, 2017
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I’m ready to embrace the small and symbolic traditions that I once thought of as archaic
The Magi embody all those who long for God, says Pope Francis
January 6, 2017
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On the feast of the Epiphany Francis said the Wise Men were ‘guided by an inner restlessness’
The Feast of the Epiphany is a time to proudly rejoice in Jesus
January 6, 2016
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The spectacle of Three Kings offering their treasures is a crucial example of how we can live faithfully
Francis urges Catholics to ‘safeguard faith with holy cunning’
January 6, 2014
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Pope celebrates Mass in St Peter’s Basilica on feast of the Epiphany
Were the three wise men from China?
January 6, 2012
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The Magi took two years to come from “the east”, far too long to be Babylonia or Persia, opening up the intriguing possibility that Christianity might not be alien to China