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 ...

If you think some traditions are meant to stay, well, traditional--think again. New for 2016, Christmas tables everywhere can showcase the “Hipster Nativity" scene which offers a modern twist on the ...

One of the oldest depictions of Jesus Christ lying in a manger is on view at the Byzantine Museum in Athens. (Image via Wikimedia Commons) With Christmas upon us, many observers of the Christian ...

"Flemish Nativity" is based on a 16th century painting "The Census in Bethlehem" by the Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel, famous for filling his compositions with crowds of people and activity. (Emma Lee ...

Advent means preparing the Christmas Nativity scene, which the Holy Father encourages every family to include in their homes. And not just that. Pope Francis, in his recent apostolic letter, ...