Pope Francis marked his 87th birthday on Sunday with a party and cake for children before he kept his weekly appointment for the Sunday Angelus. The children got special attention there too, as many ...

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 ...

PLAINVIEW — Nativity scenes line shelves, tables and corners throughout Sandra Cumming’s Plainview home, representing decades ...

The sets from 59 countries and include reindeer, peanuts and Coca-Cola cans. — -- A New York pastor is looking for a new home for his large collection of nativity sets from all over the world.

Giving people the glimpse of the “true meaning of Christmas,” is what Alice Roth, an organizer with North Mentor Centenary United Methodist Church said she hopes people get from visiting the living ...

A detail of a Nativity scene displayed in St. Peter's Square is seen in an exhibit at the Vatican Dec. 17, 2024. Credit: (CNS photo/Justin McLellan) Growing up in Scotland in the late ’90s, I was ...

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: ...

(WGN) — Nativity scenes around the Chicago suburbs look a bit different this year, with some churches opting for a political theme in light of the recent, local surge of activity from U.S. Immigration ...