Around the Christmas season, it is common to see a display of the Nativity scene: a small manger with the baby Jesus and his family, shepherds, the three wise men believed to have visited Jesus after ...

Christmas 2023 marks 800 years since St. Francis of Assisi staged the first manger scene in the hill town of Greccio, about 50 miles north of Rome. Pope Francis visits the Nativity scene in St.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An iconic Christmas nativity display that has served as a Columbus attraction for years has been preserved by a local museum dedicated to Catholic history. State Auto’s ...

It’s a well-known origin story: how the young and wealthy Francis of Assisi freely abandoned his noble patrimony to serve Christ’s Church as a poor, itinerant preacher. One of the world’s most beloved ...

MISSION HILLSMISSION HILLS — It’s barely the size of a match box. But with its warm colors and subtle details, a Peruvian Nativity scene of Joseph, Mary and Jesus is stirring souls in the sanctuary of ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Saint Francis Seraph Church in Over-the-Rhine is inviting visitors to experience its life-sized nativity scene, a cherished tradition that began in 2008 to commemorate the church's ...

A church nativity scene which features two mothers of the Baby Jesus, instead of the conventional Mary and Joseph figurines, has sparked anger among conservative Catholics and politicians in Italy.

For the third year in a row, Heidi Pelligra will transform part of her property into a Bethlehemian barn just like the one Jesus Christ was born in after his mother was denied a room at the inn. “It’s ...

Since Dec. 2, the faithful in Barranquilla, Colombia, have been able to visit the staging of “the largest Nativity scene in the world” where 90 actors interpret the moments before and after the birth ...

To criticize the Vatican’s nativity with a now-removed Jesus in a keffiyeh would be to dismiss the artistic history of crèches centering marginalized people. Already a member? Sign in here. We rely on ...

LOCKLAND, Ohio (WKRC) - A beloved tradition in the village of Lockland has welcomed two new additions. A live nativity scene, which has been a staple in the community since the 1960s, announced the ...

The Christmas 2023 Nativity scene at the Vatican will evoke the first-ever live manger, which was created by St. Francis of Assisi in Italy in the 1200s, the Vatican said Monday. The Vatican’s ...