In a controversial take on the classic nativity scene, some churches are replacing the baby Jesus’s traditional blanket with a keffiyeh — a symbol of pro-Palestine activism.

“Dressing baby Jesus in a keffiyeh is not only a cynical exploitation of the manger scene for political and propagandistic purposes, but it is also an absurd rewriting of history,” Dr. André ...

Pope Francis has sent a clear message to Israel after unveiling this year’s Christmas nativity scene in St Peter’s Square. The display features a baby Jesus, lying on a manger lined with the ...

This Christmas season, a bakery in England has created a Nativity scene almost entirely made of bread. Baby Jesus, plus Mary and Joseph, are all represented in the display.

My grandmother installed the baby in the manger on the first day of Advent, but it’s a tradition in this house to wait till Christmas morning. I like the reminder of an empty manger: Advent is a ...