On a small street in the center of Naples, Italy, artisans like Giovanni Giudice work to preserve the custom of handcrafted Neapolitan Nativity scenes, a tradition dating back more than 300 years.

In a manger in front of Lake Street Church in Evanston, Illinois, the baby Jesus’ hands are bound with plastic zip ties. Roman centurions in sunglasses and camo jackets stand menacingly over him, ...

A pilot flew from Bowling Green on Monday and created a Nativity scene across parts of Northern Ohio, according to flight tracker FlightAware. A Piper Cherokee took off from Wood County Airport in ...

In the week since a Nativity scene was installed outside of the Missiongathering Church here in Charlotte, Pastor Andrew Shipley said he’s often found himself doing a double take. Not to reflect on ...

DEDHAM, Mass. — One baby Jesus lies in a manger in the snow, wrapped in a silver emergency blanket with his wrists zip-tied. Mary stands nearby outside the Lake Street Church in Evanston, Illinois, ...

Milwaukee is lucky enough to have multiple recurring stage productions for families and friends to enjoy each Christmas season. Two newer local traditions embody facets of Christmas that ought to be ...

CLAREMORE, Okla. — Shepherd's Cross in Claremore is holding a living nativity scene with animals and character portrayals. The sheep and cattle ranch said guests can step back in time and journey with ...

The Christmas display, which replaces Jesus, Mary and Joseph with a sign saying “ICE Was Here,” has drawn criticism from Catholic leaders and immigration officials. By Jenna Russell Reporting from ...

The Archdiocese of Boston on Friday said the anti-ICE nativity display outside of a Catholic church in Dedham should be removed, calling it “divisive political messaging.” Terry Donilon, a ...

A Massachusetts church is causing controversy with what’s missing from its annual Nativity scene and an accompanying statement. St. Susanna, a Catholic church in the Boston suburb of Dedham, displayed ...

A new Nativity scene featuring faceless cloth figures installed on Brussels’ historic Grand Place — and the theft of the infant Jesus — have ignited fierce debate across Europe, with critics calling ...

Belgian police are investigating the theft of an infant Jesus figure from a Nativity scene in a Brussels Christmas market. The icon had already been at the center of a brewing national scandal, one ...