The very first live Nativity scene, it is said, was created by St. Francis of Assisi, who staged a reenactment of the birth of Jesus Christ in 1223, using a doll as the newborn Jesus and a few live ...

Politically charged Nativity scenes are not new, but tension over them is escalating this year as pastors express opposition to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement in public displays ...

POCATELLO — A fundraising drive is underway to purchase Nativity sets and donate them to those in need during this Christmas season. Tod Krumenacker of Pocatello said he had the idea about five years ...

A Massachusetts church is under fire for their holiday display featuring a pro-immigrant take on a classic Christmas decoration: the Nativity. St. Susanna Parish, a Catholic church in Dedham, ...

A Christmas display outside a Massachusetts church has ignited a fierce backlash from immigration authorities and the Archdiocese of Boston, setting off a debate over politics, faith, and the ...

(The Center Square) – A small-town Ohio mayor said if people had just talked to him about a proposed live nativity scene on taxpayer-owned property, a potential lawsuit and social media uproar could ...

A faceless baby Jesus statue likened to a zombie by a member of Belgium’s ruling conservative party mysteriously disappeared from a Christmas Nativity scene over the weekend. Belgian authorities are ...

When he was a child, Luke Hartman, 17, vividly remembers a delicate glass plate with an engraving of a Nativity scene. It’s a favorite of his from a collection kept by his grandmother, who died when ...

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 ...

The painting says "Rejoice" and "His name is Jesus." A photo of a window with a painted nativity scene at a McDonald's chain in Spring Hill, Tenn. has gone viral. Amy Basel — -- While many ...