Nativity scenes during Christmas are seen everywhere, churches, homes, and public places. The birth of Jesus Christ is the main theme of Christmas and can be seen in these displays. However, did you ...

Fort Collins Police A baby Jesus figurine was returned to a Colorado nativity scene where it was stolen from just days before Christmas — and an apology note was left behind. The statuette was ...

This small village has a rich religious history, being credited with starting the tradition of live Nativity scenes. Located in the Lazio region of Italy, the town of Greccio is where Saint ...

On quiet nights during the Christmas season, Ed O’Malley enjoys visiting the Nativity scene he helps set up every year in an Arlington Heights park. He’ll check whether the wind has blown over ...

The group was founded in 2012 by O’Malley and his father-in-law. They believe that erecting Nativity scenes on public property is a good way to help keep the birth of Jesus at the center of a ...

what truly sparks joy for a believer who sees Christmas as the birth of Christ is the Nativity scene, traditionally set up in family homes on Christmas Eve. “We’ve divided the tasks somehow: he’s the ...

And she gave birth to her firstborn son and laid him in a manger... (Luke 2:7) The mother, a man, and the child represent the central figures in the story. The baby lies in a cradle made from hay ...

There are many fond memories and cherished, time-honored traditions, rituals and symbols that mark this time of the year -- the symbols of the Christmas tree, the ritual of decorating it, the ...

In 1950, the Franciscans at St. Boniface started presenting their living Nativity scene. A story that ran in the San Francisco Examiner on Christmas Eve in 1956 described the ritual.

A salesman displays ornaments at a shop near the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, on December 17, 2024. Photo: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images ...