Some asked Saint Nicholas for iPhones. Some asked for peace. By Oleksandr Chubko Photographs by David Guttenfelder Hundreds of children gathered at a local school, awaiting Saint Nicholas.Credit ...

Usually when the Christmas season prompts talk of the truth about St. Nicholas or Santa Claus, the problem is how to explain to kids how all those presents really get under the tree. But there’s ...

From St. Nicholas to Santa Claus: the surprising origins of Kris Kringle. Santa Claus, Father Christmas, St. Nick—no matter the name, everyone knows the story of this plump, jolly, bringer of gifts.

Father Christmas will be delivering presents as usual during the holidays, but not in the Italian port town of Bari, where his bones lie buried beneath a church.

Dec. 6 (UPI) --Scientists at the University of Oxford are considering the possibility that Saint Nicholas, the inspiration for Santa Claus, may have been a real person.

Lower Manhattan’s Saint Nicholas Church has reopened for the first time since 9/11. The Greek Orthodox church located at the World Trade Center was destroyed in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 ...

Saint Nicholas of Myra, or St. Nicholas, was a bishop during the Roman Empire who became the Patron Saint of Children because of the kindness he showed to young kids.

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — Many people and famous Christmas songs refer to Santa Claus as Saint Nicholas, or St. Nick for short — but he’s far from the only figure in history to have that title ...

The real face of Santa Claus — complete with his iconic beard — has been revealed for the first time in 1,700 years after scientists rendered what they believe Saint Nicholas of Myra may ...