In a manger in front of Lake Street Church in Evanston, Illinois, the baby Jesus’ hands are bound with plastic zip ties. Roman centurions in sunglasses and camo jackets stand menacingly over him, ...

Ever wondered what the manger scene in Bethlehem might have been like with a rock-and-roll soundtrack? "He Rules The World," a family-friendly live performance concert event running through Dec. 14 at ...

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’s ...

DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — One baby Jesus lays in a manger in the snow, wrapped in a silver emergency blanket with his wrists zip-tied. Mary stands nearby outside the Lake Street Church in Evanston, ...

In celebration of Christmas, the scene of the arrival of Jesus was recreated by St Christopher’s Episcopal Church, in Springfield, complete with living actors and barnyard animals.

For hundreds of years, the birth of Jesus Christ has been the subject of countless songs and different types of artwork. Many of these beautiful — and, often, unique — expressions of faith in and love ...

Instead of nestling the infant in a cozy bed of straw, Lake Street Church of Evanston’s Christmas Nativity scene depicted ...

A small South Carolina town committee refused to remove a Nativity scene from a market parking lot after the mayor ordered it taken down from public property. Around Thanksgiving, Kimberly Byrd, head ...