Carving Christmas: The Story Behind the South Carolina Life-Size Nativity
Learn about the painting that inspired a family’s sacred art.
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This Miracle on 66th Street Includes an Adorable Nativity Pageant
Dozens of children, a room full of gratitude, and the quiet heroism of the Sisters of Life turn a parish gym into Bethlehem and remind New York where Christmas really lives.
A Lagoon in St. Peter’s Square? Vatican Nativity Scene Set to Make a Splash
The traditional Nativity figures of Mary, Joseph, and the child Jesus will be inside one of the fishermen’s huts, called a 'casone.'
‘Contemplate Jesus’ This Christmas: A New Bethlehem and the Lessons of Greccio
COMMENTARY: The Mass is the means Christ himself implemented to perpetuate, revive and advance the mystery of Bethlehem.
Crèches From the Castle: Knights of Columbus Pilgrimage Center Hosts Annual Exhibit
A collection of nearly 50 Nativities from around the world is on display in New Haven, Connecticut.
10 Things that Pope Francis Wants Us to Learn from the Nativity Scene
The Pope says that by creating the nativity scene, St. Francis “carried out a great work of evangelization” that continues to touch hearts to this day.
First Known Nativity Scene Figurines are on Display in Rome
Sante Guido, an art historian and professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University, told EWTN that five of the marble statues in the nativity scene today are completely original to the 13th century.
Benedict XVI Receives Nativity Scene From Homeland of Bavaria
Regensberg diocese posted photographs on social media showing the 94-year-old pope emeritus seated between Bishop Voderholzer and Archbishop Gänswein, who was holding one of the two nativity scenes.
The Everlasting Light of Christmas
COMMENTARY: Our Savior’s Nativity sharpens the focus of Bethlehem’s ‘visio divina.’
Post-Modern Vatican Nativity Scene Provokes Wave of Criticism
‘I haven’t seen anyone say they feel more Christian because they’ve seen it,’ art historian Elizabeth Lev said of the controversial display.
