“God frowns upon this manger scene,” read a pamphlet left in the manger of the zombie newborn by a local religious group. “Jesus has supreme power over death and evil; he is not a zombie.” ...

Rome Newsroom, Dec 23, 2020 / 11:00 am The first known nativity scene figurines are on display this Christmas in one of Rome's oldest basilicas. The underground Chapel of the Nativity in the ...

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 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.

Digging History In 'Christmas miracle,' hidden Nativity scene found beneath medieval painting By Christopher Carbone Fox News Published December 24, 2019 12:48pm EST Facebook Flipboard ...

In 1291, Pope Nicholas IV, the first Franciscan pope, ordered that a permanent Nativity scene be erected at Santa Maria Maggiore, the largest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Rome.

Banksy wants people celebrating Christmas to consider what’s happening in present-day Bethlehem. The elusive street artist’s latest work features a “modified nativity” scene: Joseph and ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! This year marks the 800th anniversary of the Christmas nativity scene. In the year ...

Not since Pope St. John Paul II began the tradition in 1982 has the Vatican’s Nativity scene drawn such ire or departed so far from the conventional image of a manger and larger-than-life sized ...

Nativity scene of the Vatican Firefighters during the inauguration of the exhibition “100 Nativity Scenes” under Bernini’s colonnade in St. Peter’s Square, December 13th, 2020.

Neapolitan Nativity scene at Santa Chiara in Naples Sailko via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 3.0 Art historian Kristen Streahle says these lush scenes blended “biblical history and the reality ...

In 1291, Pope Nicholas IV, the first Franciscan pope, ordered that a permanent Nativity scene be erected at Santa Maria Maggiore, the largest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Rome.