If you have lived, worked or spent any length of time in Columbus during the past 61 years, you are bound to have seen it: Each Christmas season, shepherds, sheep, kings and a small family have graced ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Around the Christmas season, it is common to see a display of the Nativity scene: a small manger with the baby Jesus and his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held a Christmas celebration for the community Saturday with displays of Nativity ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Christmas season marks the return of twinkling lights, festive ...

Sandro Botticelli, "The Mystical Nativity" (1500), oil on canvas, held at the National Gallery, London (photo via Wikimedia Commons) The Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola had been martyred less than ...