Saint Joseph's Oratory is defending its modern, "hipster" take on the nativity scene, saying that Christmas tableaus of Jesus's birth have always kept with the times. "It's not a tradition scene, but ...

A church in southwest Calgary is offering a different take on the nativity scene this year with an inclusive, cross-cultural display that includes an Indigenous wise man. Rev. Nick Coates at Red Deer ...

Pope Francis marked his 87th birthday on Sunday with a party and cake for children before he kept his weekly appointment for the Sunday Angelus. The children got special attention there too, as many ...

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, ...

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 ...

Composite image by author. Photos from Unsplash. “Mommmm! I can’t find Baby Jesus!” Away in a manger, no crib for his bed, a tiny wooden baby is swaddled in bubble wrap. The figure has no facial ...