Pope Francis prays before the 'Nativity of Bethlehem 2024,' upon its inauguration in the Paul VI Hall, during the private audience with donors of the nativity scene and the lighting of the ...

Nativity scenes around the world have added a new accessory this Christmas season: the keffiyeh. In a controversial take on the classic holiday display, some churches are replacing the baby Jesus ...

Pope Francis prays in front of a Nativity Scene crafted in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, as he arrives for a meeting with the donors of the fir tree set up in St. Peter's Square as a Christmas ...

On Dec. 7, 2024, Pope Francis publicly showed off the Vatican's 2024 Christmas decorations: a Nativity scene and Christmas ... The Nativity of Bethlehem 2024, located in Paul VI hall, featured ...

Dec. 25 (UPI) --On this date in history: In about 3 B.C., according to Christian belief, Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem. Calendar miscalculations of the time make it impossible to be certain ...

Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas season traditions in Bethlehem. They include the “putz,” a Nativity scene that tells the story of Christ’s birth with ...

More than 20 years ago, a group of volunteers in the Valley began to organize Bethlehem Village, a live nativity scene performed in Afton. Volunteers from several churches and the surrounding ...

Doug Bean (in character as a merchant) walks through an interactive Bethlehem market scene at an immersive nativity scene on the Bean farm near Scotch Grove on Dec. 8, 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The ...

which include various depictions of the manger in a Bethlehem stable where Jesus is said to have been born. This year, the Nativity scenes were made by Bethlehem-based artisans. Representatives of ...