The anti-ICE and “Christ in the rubble” nativity scenes are also theologically profound—and fully in keeping with the best ...

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 ...

Mother Mary wearing a respirator to protect herself from tear gas. Baby Jesus with zip-tied hands, wrapped in a thin blanket that looks like aluminum foil. Masked centurions with sunglasses and green ...

Thousands of handmade details - from village streets and bustling markets to miniature figurines - come together in a 7-meter-long nativity scene in Dong Nai, drawing flocks of worshippers and ...

If you have lived, worked or spent any length of time in Columbus during the past 61 years, you are bound to have seen it: Each Christmas season, shepherds, sheep, kings and a small family have graced ...

Shepherd’s Cross in Claremore is holding a living nativity scene with animals and character portrayals. The sheep and cattle ...

From ancient mosaics to Saint Francis of Assisi, depictions of Jesus’s birth reflect the changing conventions of the world’s largest religion Kathleen Brady A tableau of sculptures or living beings, ...

VATICAN CITY — In 2019, Pope Francis issued an apostolic letter on the meaning and importance of the Christmas nativity scene. He signed the document, Admirabile signum (“Enchanting image”), on Dec. 1 ...