M ost 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 ...

The Birth of Jesus Christ, Kim Ki-chang, 1952–53. Born in Seoul to a Christian family, Kim Ki-chang (1914–2001), also known by the artist name Unbo (or Woonbo), came to fame with his ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Actors bring the Nativity to life in December 2023 in a barn owned by Heidi Pelligra, who’s turning the space into the birthplace of Jesus again this December. Photo courtesy Heidi Pelligra Facebook ...

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.

The first known recreation of the Nativity, or the event of Jesus’ birth, is credited to St. Francis of Assisi in 1223. Living up to his name as the patron saint of animals, ...

As motorists driving past the Living Nativity at Waukegan’s Church of Joy paused for five minutes or more to view actors silently portraying the birth of Jesus, some felt they were emotionally ...