Pope Francis on Wednesday spoke during his last general audience before Christmas on the importance of approaching the coming of Christ with “joy” and “amazement,” noting that the first Nativity scene ...

"Flemish Nativity" is based on a 16th century painting "The Census in Bethlehem" by the Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel, famous for filling his compositions with crowds of people and activity. (Emma Lee ...

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 ...

HAVE MIXED OPINIONS. THIS CONTROVERSIAL NATIVITY SCENE AT A CATHOLIC CHURCH IN DEDHAM WILL REMAIN THE ARCHDIOCESE, SENDING THE PARISH A LETTER CALLING IT A DIVISIVE POLITICAL DISPLAY AND TO REMOVE THE ...

There's a world record for everything, including the world's largest live nativity scene. With any record, come all the ...

Nativity scenes set up during last year’s The Gift of the Nativity, a free event hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This year’s event will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The ...

If the concept of kenosis — a self-emptying of one’s own will in favor of complete conformity to the will of God — is best applied to Jesus’ Passion, another term can be applied to the Nativity: ...

One of the oldest depictions of Jesus Christ lying in a manger is on view at the Byzantine Museum in Athens. (Image via Wikimedia Commons) With Christmas upon us, many observers of the Christian ...