Manger scenes displayed at Christmas usually feature an ox and an ass beside the infant Jesus. According to the Gospel of Luke, Mary placed her child in a manger “because there was no room for them in ...

The baby Jesus and his manger were stolen from the Lake Street Church's Nativity scene in what is now the third incident of ...

A Chicago church's Nativity shows baby Jesus zip-tied, flanked by ICE agents, with Mary and Joseph in gas masks—drawing refugee parallels but sparking backlash as critics call it blasphemous.

Five pieces of wood in a silver-and-gold container at a basilica in Rome may be the remains of the manger Jesus was laid on when he was born.

We have a traditional manger scene near our Christmas tree. There, you will find Mary and Joseph, a shepherd, and a few sheep, three wise men carrying gifts and at least one camel. And, of course, the ...

Every year we set up a traditional manger scene near our Christmas tree. There are Mary and Joseph, a shepherd and a few sheep, three wise men and at least one camel, and the baby Jesus. For years to ...

Supporters of the displays say the Bible is on their side, but critics call the scenes sacrilegious and divisive, with some ...

Several times a month, community columnists weigh in on matters of faith and values. The Faith and Values column appears Mondays, and features retired Methodist minister Paul Graves; FāVS News editor ...

Christmas is around the corner — a holiday celebrated worldwide by believers and skeptics alike. Whether people celebrate Christmas as one of the most important holidays in the Christian faith or ...

BRUSSELS — Belgian authorities are mystified over a brazen theft over the weekend from a Christmas Nativity scene of an icon of infant Jesus Christ that had been widely scorned online. Snatched from ...