St. Francis’ meditations on the life of Christ led him to create the first-ever Nativity scene in Greccio, Italy, in 1223. ‘St. Francis at Greccio’ by Giotto, 1295 (photo: Public domain) ...

In 1968, a group of American artists led by Joey Skaggs constructed a Vietnamese Nativity scene in Central Park, with a Vietnamese Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus in a manger covered with bamboo ...

Outrage exploded online after Pope Francis inaugurated a nativity scene, designed by two artists from Bethlehem and featuring a keffiyeh wrapped around Jesus’s manger, in St. Peter’s Square on ...

The Christmas 2023 Nativity scene at the Vatican will evoke the first-ever live manger, which was created by St. Francis of Assisi in Italy in the 1200s, the Vatican said Monday.

Dog nativity scene More than 300,000 people have watched the video of nine, well-behaved dogs posing in front of a manger. They're all dressed in costume as biblical characters, including baby ...

NORWALK, Ohio (WJW) — The Nativity scene in front of Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Norwalk is one of the great holiday traditions in the Maple City, but the centerpiece of the ...

Today, the famous manger scene that decorates homes, churches and cities around the world is hardly an accurate depiction of what happened in that humble stall in Bethlehem over 2,000 years ago.

Every year we set up a traditional manger scene near our Christmas tree. There are Mary and Joseph, a shepherd and a few sheep, three wise men and at least one camel, and the baby Jesus. For years ...

Updated: Dec 8, 2022 / 07:13 PM EST RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — For the first time in memorable history, a nativity scene will be displayed in front of the Virginia State Capitol this holiday season.