Most people are familiar with the story of Jesus Christ’s birth. Come Christmastime, Nativity scenes in towns and churches routinely display symbols from the Biblical story like mangers, donkeys ...

Through Nativity art, the Word takes on flesh across diverse Eastern cultures. Jesus was born in Asia. He was Asian. Yet the preponderance of Christian art that shows him at home in Europe has ...

Even Pope Francis has drawn criticism for inaugurating a Vatican nativity with baby Jesus wrapped in the scarf that has become a symbol of pro-Palestine activism.

The Nativity scene itself will feature all of the people and animals depicted in the biblical story, including a baby Jesus. “I’ve been harassing all my friends who have babies,” Pelligra said.

In the general market of nativity sets, simplicity of this magnitude isn’t the norm. And yet, from a religious perspective, the scene of Jesus’ birth is one of ultimate humility.

Langston Hughes' "Black Nativity" celebrates the birth of Jesus through Black American musical culture. For the eighth consecutive season, a local, intergenerational cast performed this joyful ...

Even Pope Francis has drawn criticism for inaugurating a Vatican nativity with baby Jesus wrapped in the scarf that has become a symbol of pro-Palestine activism.

Every year, Christians around the world mark Jesus’ traditional birth story with Nativity plays and Christmas festivities. The celebrated event is described in the Book of Luke, stating Mary ...

My wife and I have a variety of nativity scenes on display in our home. But how accurately do they recreate the birth of Jesus? For instance, our nativity scenes depict Jesus as being born in a ...

A god for the lowly For Matthew, the birth of Jesus is an event that merits the attention of the powerful: sorcerers from the east, King Herod of the Jews. For Luke, it is a common-folks miracle.

Conservative Catholics have lashed out against a “dangerous” and “blasphemous” church nativity scene in Italy that features two mothers of the baby Jesus instead of Mary and Joseph figurines.