The nativity scene in St. Peter's Square comes from a different place every year. For Pope Leo's first Christmas as the pontiff, this year's display comes from Salerno {sah-LAIR-no}, Italy. As Pope ...

It's not that often that my beloved Santa Monica finds itself in the news – both locally and nationally. But here it is. Today's LA Times headline reads "Santa Monica can bar Nativity Scenes." This ...

A giant, animated Nativity scene, known as a Presépio, is on display at Portugalia Marketplace in Fall River. The display features hundreds of hand-painted clay figurines celebrating Azorean ...

Sandro Botticelli, "The Mystical Nativity" (1500), oil on canvas, held at the National Gallery, London (photo via Wikimedia Commons) The Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola had been martyred less than ...

As Pope Leo XIV prepares for his first Christmas as Pope, the Vatican has unveiled two new Nativity scenes known as creches. One of them is massive - 30 feet tall. Claire Giangrave of Religion News ...