A man in Birmingham, England, spent five days engraving a tiny Nativity scene on a speck of gold. The piece is worth thousands — the 76-year-old put hours of hard work into this one-of-a-kind gem.

Rosemary Quantick invented the Lobster Nativity Scene, according to the product website. ... With her background in art, she started drawing up caricatures and soon, she had her masterpiece.

The scene — which replaces a far smaller Nativity Scene that had for many years been on display at the cathedral — is already drawing good crowds, especially on weekends.

Filipino Catholics built a typhoon-themed version of a nativity scene, drawing inspiration from their local experiences. Devotees from the Parish and National Shrine of Saint Padre Pio in Batangas ...

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.

Nativity sets, a familiar part of holiday decor, are becoming simpler and more abstract with some scenes made out of sleek glass or labeled wooden blocks. While they’re unusual, they also spark ...

Dec 25, 2023 Dec 25, 2023 Updated Jan 28, 2025 John McElroy has been a one-weekend, Christmastime shepherd for the past five years. It’s a cold, evening stint requiring four or more layers of ...

For the past 23 years, volunteers have spent weeks making Christmas magic happen here at St. Brigid Catholic Church in Westbury, with an detailed Italian nativity scene called Presepio.