This small village has a rich religious history, being credited with starting the tradition of live Nativity scenes. Located in the Lazio region of Italy, the town of Greccio is where Saint ...

Every year, the Courthouse lawn hosts a nativity scene near other holiday decorations ... church and state’ is absolutely essential in a free society.” James Madison echoed this in 1819, ...

WOBURN, Massachusetts (WBZ) — It’s a doggone miracle: A dog trainer in Massachusetts managed to create the perfect “dog nativity scene” that’s bringing a smile to pet lovers on social ...

For decades of American history, nativity scenes depicting the birth of Jesus ... towns and cities are free to add them back to their holiday displays. So be of good cheer, because religious ...

Five scenes are currently on display at the Main Street site, the Annunciation, the Visitation, Peace on Earth, the Nativity and the Three Wisemen. The work of the SMNS began back in 1953, when ...

“El portal” or “el pasito” (the Nativity Scene) is very significant in Costa Rican households. This tradition has become very important throughout the years, especially for Catholics who celebrate ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis presided over his weekly general audience Wednesday alongside a Palestinian-crafted Nativity scene that was missing its eyebrow-raising signature element ...

A seasonal nativity scene at the Vatican has been removed after backlash over its depiction of the baby Jesus lying on a keffiyeh, the traditional scarf used by Palestinians as a national symbol ...

FALL RIVER - Well, it’s that time of year again. The giant Azorean-style Presépio (nativity scene), a tradition at Portugalia Marketplace for over a decade, is back at the popular Fall River ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A nativity scene on public property is again stirring anger in an eastern Iowa town. This time, that anger is directed mostly at an out-of-town atheist group who are ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — While most people are used to a nativity scene that can fit on an end table, the Southern Hills United Methodist Church puts on a life-size nativity, featuring real ...

"That's the reason for the season, and just the spirit that we've kept going since the very beginning," Chicago Nativity Scene volunteer Harold Hanley said. The Nativity scene features a manger ...