Each December, as the month deepens into Christmas, families around the world engage in an age-old ritual, unwrapping the ...

The displays of Jesus Christ’s birth – whether in homes or churches – also connect today’s generation to the past.

A Nativity set, or crèche, is a three-dimensional representation of the birth of Jesus Christ. Some elements of a Nativity set are included because they are mentioned in the Bible. Other figures or ...

For 22 years now, the church has been putting together the 24-foot long nativity scene which takes about a week to assemble.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis canceled his New Year's Eve tradition of visiting the life-sized Nativity scene set up in St. Peter's Square to discourage large crowds from forming. Meanwhile, major ...

The Virgin Mary wearing a gas mask. The baby Jesus restrained with zip ties. Joseph knocked over on the ground. It is not a typical Nativity display, but one scene in Evanston is attracting attention.

A small South Carolina town committee refused to remove a Nativity scene from a market parking lot after the mayor ordered it taken down from public property. Around Thanksgiving, Kimberly Byrd, head ...

The decision to not put up the display came on the heels of the town attorney issuing a legal opinion that it would likely ...

In Brazil, a church set up its nativity scene ready for the Christmas season. Symbolically, the figures in the nativity scene ...

A South Carolina beautification committee refused to take down a Nativity scene after the mayor ordered its removal, citing separation of church and state.

For generations, Italian craftspeople have built scenes depicting Jesus’ birth, sometimes including figures of celebrities.