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.

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 ...

The birth of Jesus is what Christmas is all about. Though with all the frantic shopping and stocking stuffing, it's often overlooked. That's definitely not the case for Michele Devitt, Her Ohio home ...

It's as New England as New England can possibly get. If you're looking for the perfect gift for the holidays for that special person from Massachusetts or the surrounding states, that gift has just ...

"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 ...

ROME — The first known nativity scene figurines are currently on display in one of Rome’s oldest basilicas. The underground Chapel of the Nativity in the Basilica of St. Mary Major — known to Italians ...

This story is way late. In mid-December, Esplanade Ridge resident Warren Woods announced that he would be displaying his Christmas nativity scene for the first time in seven years. It wasn’t going to ...

Pope Francis blessed a Nativity scene on Saturday that was handmade by artisan craftsmen in Guatemala. Guatemala’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mario Búcaro led a delegation that traveled from the ...

A baby Jesus stolen from a nativity scene in Fort Worth, Texas, has been returned days after a suspect swiped the figure from its manger, authorities said Wednesday. The male suspect "stole baby Jesus ...

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 ...

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 ...