It's a sight that would animate any child. A tableau of figures, rough-hewn or finely chiselled, recounting the scene and the story of the birth of Christ, a baby lying in a manger in Bethlehem ...

It was a meditative image designed for a one-on-one encounter – for those who decided to engage. (Virginia Raguin, Distinguished Professor of Humanities Emerita, College of the Holy Cross.

Everyone loves the Christ in the cradle. The image of baby Jesus in the Bethlehem barn warms our hearts. Each December we recreate the moment on our lawns and beneath our Christmas trees. Stores ...

It is held on December 25 each year to mark the birth of Jesus Christ, ... (inset) an image of a Nativity set. The Bible does not give the date on which Jesus Christ was born.

The Venerable Bede was the first to use "B.C." to count the years preceding Christ's birth. (Image credit: Print Collector via Getty Images) Why is there no year zero?