The wooden Nativity scene in the Vatican’s main audience hall had generated headlines when it was unveiled Dec. 7 because of the presence of the keffiyeh, the black-and-white checkered headscarf ...

On Christmas Eve in 1960, the Examiner reported: “The huge outdoor Nativity scene has been erected again in St. Boniface schoolyard, adjoining the church at 133 Golden Gate Ave. Complete with ...

On Christmas Eve, Ukrainian families create a living Nativity scene by spreading straw across the floor and placing hay beneath the dinner tablecloth. “This gesture connects the birth of Jesus ...

First there was Christmas Eve … and then a new celebration was created. By Elizabeth Dias Elizabeth Dias visited an Arizona church on Christmas Adam last year. Some 2,000 years ago, on a holy ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their ...

Fitting Christmas Eve quotes and phrases to caption all your cheerful Instagram posts and TikTok videos. Because Christmas Day is such a big deal for a lot of people, it can be tough to find the ...

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 ...

Pope Francis presided over his weekly general audience Wednesday alongside a Palestinian-crafted Nativity scene that was missing its eyebrow-raising signature element: a keffiyeh-draped manger ...

Pope Francis arrives to meet the donors of the fir tree set up in St. Peter’s Square as a Christmas tree and those who have crafted the life-size nativity scene at the tree's feet, in the Paul ...

Nation & World News Nation & World News Vatican's keffiyeh Nativity scene raises eyebrows and then disappears — at least until Christmas Eve ...