The scene in St. Peter’s Square depicts not only Mary and Joseph standing beside the manger, but also St. Francis of Assisi, who organized the first Nativity scene in a cave in the Italian village of ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis presided over his weekly general audience Wednesday alongside a Palestinian-crafted Nativity scene that was missing its eyebrow-raising signature element: a ...

Advent means preparing the Christmas Nativity scene, which the Holy Father encourages every family to include in their homes. And not just that. Pope Francis, in his recent apostolic letter, ...

If you think some traditions are meant to stay, well, traditional--think again. New for 2016, Christmas tables everywhere can showcase the “Hipster Nativity" scene which offers a modern twist on the ...

The Nativity scene featuring a keffiyeh that was unveiled at the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican on December 7 was designed by Palestinian artists Johny Andonia and Faten Nastas Mitwasi of Bethlehem. (© ...

Workout Jesus’ and a cake in the shape of Bethlehem give it a bit of a run, but the Greggs sausage roll in a manger look should take the crown ...

Victoria-Maria Geyer's Christmas nativity scene with faceless characters being unveiled at the Grand-Place in Brussels on November 28 (photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images) If you need any ...

Figures of Joseph, an angel and Mary are pictured in the Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Dec. 14, 2020. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.) Listen ROME — Especially in a year when the COVID ...