The very first live Nativity scene, it is said, was created by St. Francis of Assisi, who staged a reenactment of the birth of Jesus Christ in 1223, using a doll as the newborn Jesus and a few live ...

A faceless baby Jesus statue likened to a zombie by a member of Belgium’s ruling conservative party mysteriously disappeared from a Christmas Nativity scene over the weekend. Belgian authorities are ...

Politically charged Nativity scenes are not new, but tension over them is escalating this year as pastors express opposition to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement in public displays ...

A Massachusetts church is under fire for their holiday display featuring a pro-immigrant take on a classic Christmas decoration: the Nativity. St. Susanna Parish, a Catholic church in Dedham, ...

Federal Enforcement Nativity A doll representing the baby Jesus is zip-tied in the Nativity scene outside of Lake Street Church of Evanston, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025 ...

PLAINVIEW — Nativity scenes line shelves, tables and corners throughout Sandra Cumming’s Plainview home, representing decades ...

The mystery behind why a nativity scene was removed from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital has now been revealed, with ...

Bizarre images show the moment a fugitive migrant on the run in Italy was spotted trying to blend into a Christmas Nativity scene by pretending to be one of the Three Wise Men. The mayor of the town ...

Peace, love and hope is at the heart of Toowoomba’s live nativity event, which hopes to unite the community and encourage ...

A doll representing the baby Jesus is zip-tied in the Nativity scene outside of Lake Street Church of Evanston, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) A doll representing ...