Behind this one is a Crown of Thorns plant signifying the one Jesus wore on his head when he hung from the cross. This plant was grown from a clipping of a plant that was close to 100 years old. When ...

A month earlier, a seasonal nativity scene at the Vatican — at which Francis prayed — was removed after backlash over its depiction of the baby Jesus lying on a keffiyeh, the traditional scarf ...

In December, Francis attended the inauguration of a nativity scene at the Vatican that positioned baby Jesus on a keffiyeh ... “The friendship which has grown between us makes us bitterly ...

At five years of age, my most precious possession had become a little plastic Nativity scene ... Jesus. Thus began my personal relationship with Jesus Christ. A relationship that has only grown ...

Father Pezzullo served the Diocese of Brooklyn as parochial vicar for the parishes of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary-St ... Rockaway Beach. Having grown up in Brooklyn, her parents, John and ...

DEFUSCO, WGAL NEWS EIGHT. WELL, AN UPDATE TONIGHT ON A STOLEN BABY JESUS FROM A NATIVITY SCENE IN RED LION, YORK COUNTY. YORK COUNTY COUPLE A YORK COUNTY COUPLE HAS NOW DONATED A BABY DOLL TO THAT ...

An exhibition featuring over 25 Maltese nativity cribs, including two large cribs showcasing scenes from Maltese towns ... if anything, it has grown even stronger over the years,” Vella maintained.

A dizzying array of Nativity scenes have since been painted by countless ... “It sounds rather trite and silly but I had never before imagined the baby Jesus crying,” he says — recalling how he had ...

Tamale-making is another family favorite, a labor of love that unites the family in the days leading up to Christmas The faint scent of fresh moss and tamales fills the air as her eight-foot-long ...

They believe that erecting Nativity scenes on public property is a good way to help keep the birth of Jesus at the center of a Christmas season that they say has become far too commercialized.

Every December 23, skilled artists carve scenes of everyday life into locally grown radishes and display them at the local Christmas market. Given the season, Christian themes such as Nativity ...

Perhaps the best examples of traditional Christmas customs are setting up Christmas trees and creating nativity scenes that represent the birth of Jesus Christ ... that are used for this festival, are ...