The pair was reunited earlier this month when Sweety the calf represented Bethlehem's lowing cattle during the Timmerman family's drive-through live Nativity ... swing by and get a different ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

The midnight Mass is to take place as usual, but other public festivities have been abandoned, such as the lighting of a large Christmas tree in the square in front of the Church of the Nativity ...

Each year, Greccio celebrates the holiday season by reenacting the birth of the Savior on Christmas Eve, repeating the Nativity until the end of Christmas festivities in January. Greccio is ...

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The tradition of the Christmas Tree and Nativity scene in the Vatican is a relatively recent but deeply symbolic addition to the Church’s celebration of Christmas. The Vatican Christmas Tree was first ...

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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 ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis presided over his weekly general audience Wednesday alongside a Palestinian-crafted Nativity scene ... for all the Vatican’s Christmas decorations this year ...

With growing crowds and more heirloom Nativity donations, “Christmas in Kirtland” has expanded to two locations as the event celebrates its 20th anniversary. The Kirtland Temple Visitors’ Center, ...