Each December, as the month deepens into Christmas, families around the world engage in an age-old ritual, unwrapping the ...

Families stepped away from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season to experience the true meaning of Christmas at a ...

Roman soldiers in helmets stood guard in front of St. Andrews Lutheran Church in Park Ridge last weekend, just as they do every year at about this time. They’re the first sight that greets visitors to ...

(RNS) — Though they aren't mentioned in the Bible Christmas story, live animals have been part of nativity scenes since the 1200s. But sometimes things go awry, including a recent case of cows on the ...

In his meditations on Christmas, the Venerable Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński, the Primate of Poland (1948-1981), reflects on the presence of animals around Baby Jesus. “Living Nativity” scenes are ...

The animals don't like it one bit. Mary and Joseph have moved into the stable, and now the couple's new baby is lying in the center of the straw-filled manger. And that's the straw some of the stable ...

The Christmas story, replayed in area Nativity pageants, involves some of the humblest animals. Beginning tonight through Sunday, for example, the "Miracle of Christmas" program at the Metro Richmond ...

The details of the story—both small and big—have been interpreted in different ways, some of which have no evidence at all.

A nativity scene that has been in Cincinnati for almost 100 years almost disappeared, but was saved by the kind hearts of the local community.