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 ...

Federal Enforcement Nativity A doll representing the baby Jesus is zip-tied in the Nativity scene outside of Lake Street Church of Evanston, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025 ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities are mystified over a brazen theft over the weekend from a Christmas Nativity scene of an icon of infant Jesus Christ that had been widely scorned online. Snatched ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican unveiled its Nativity scene Monday and lit the 82-foot Christmas tree that towers above it in St. Peter’s Square as a band, chorus and dancers in traditional costumes from ...

GREEN VALLEY, Ariz. (KGUN) — What started as a creative solution during the pandemic has become one of Green Valley’s most anticipated holiday traditions. Volunteers at the Green Valley Baptist Church ...

A doll representing the baby Jesus is zip-tied in the Nativity scene outside of Lake Street Church of Evanston, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — ...