As motorists driving past the Living Nativity at Waukegan’s Church of Joy paused for five minutes or more to view actors silently portraying the birth of Jesus, some felt they were emotionally ...

The title of this essay does double duty: it is the title of Botticelli’s painting and the theme I want to explore. On Sundays, we profess our faith in God who is Creator of “all things, visible and ...

From the birth of Jesus in a manger to the Star of Bethlehem, the classic details of the Nativity story show up in Christmas pageants and storefront windows everywhere. But how may of those details ...

I cannot remember a time when I did not know the nativity story. I loved feeling that I was a part of it, too: During Advent, my nighttime prayers as a child would take place in front of our Christmas ...

St. Francis’ meditations on the life of Christ led him to create the first-ever Nativity scene in Greccio, Italy, in 1223. Fresco by Giotto of St. Francis of Assisi embracing the Child Jesus at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Around the Christmas season, it is common to see a display of the Nativity scene: a small manger with the baby Jesus and his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A doll representing the infant Jesus in St. Catherine's, the Franciscan church in the town of Bethlehem. David Silverman/Getty ...

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 ...

The birth of Jesus was a divine intervention, the moment God Himself stepped into our world as a baby. Now this, in itself, is a gift beyond measure, a gift of love, grace, a gift of salvation that ...

A church nativity scene which features two mothers of the Baby Jesus, instead of the conventional Mary and Joseph figurines, has sparked anger among conservative Catholics and politicians in Italy.

A church in Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus, is receiving attention for its decision to redesign its Christmas nativity scene to reflect the impact of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Just ...

Jesus Christ (Isa ibn Maryam) in IslamJesus Christ, known in Islam as Isa ibn Maryam (Jesus, son of Mary), is one of the most ...