R. Michael Palan's Star Barn Nativity is at the National Christmas Center, 3950 E. Harrisburg Pike in Londonderry Township, Dauphin County on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.

With Christmas upon us, many observers of the Christian holiday commemorate the season with reconstructions of the famed Nativity scene, depicting the birth of Jesus Christ. From early two ...

On December 7, Pope Francis attended the opening of Nativity of Bethlehem 2024, a nativity scene exhibition in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

In the general market of nativity sets, simplicity of this magnitude isn’t the norm. And yet, from a religious perspective, the scene of Jesus’ birth is one of ultimate humility.

The first recorded Nativity scene — a live presentation — is said to have taken place in the year 1223 in a grotto in Greccio, a village in central Italy.

Two weeks before Christmas, the Vatican brought forth its annual display of its nativity scene. The tradition goes back to Pope St. John Paul II, who kicked it off in 1982.

Let us know! This year marks the 800th anniversary of the Christmas nativity scene. In the year 1223, St. Francis of Assisi first arranged a manger scene with live animals inside a cave in the town of ...

The Nativity scene is pictured in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Dec. 14, 2020. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.) “It’s been a very well-established tradition for centuries.

These Nativity scenes and related art come from around the globe and span the centuries. There is everything from a Neapolitan crèche set in the 17th century to a Holy Family wearing Maasai ...

Live Nativity scene at St. Wojciech church, Wyszków, Poland, 2006 (photo by Ejdzej) Even today, in some parts of Europe the tradition of the live Christmas crèche continues. Communities gather – ...

Vatican City, Dec 15, 2020 / 14:00 pm Since it was unveiled last Friday, the Vatican's nativity scene in St. Peter's Square has elicited diverse reactions on social media, many of them strongly ...

The traditional and much-awaited Christmas tree lighting and unveiling of the nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square took place Dec. 5, before a crowd of hundreds of onlookers.