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 ...

No crib for His bed. The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head”. Each year when placing the figures of the Nativity under the Christmas tree or on a table top those words echo in my head as the ...

Mumbai: Each Christmas, the city's churches, homes, and gaothan squares are temporarily sublet to the Holy Family. Depending ...

Christmas celebrations are never complete without a Christmas crib and a beautifully decorated Christmas tree. Christmas celebrations are never complete without a Christmas crib and a beautifully ...

The Christmas celebration has reached its peak. Presents, cards, greetings have been exchanged. As the joyous season begins to wind down and before the ornaments and the creche get put away, I would ...

The rain had barely stopped, but it was not exceptionally cold. Giovanni (John) noticed that the days were becoming shorter, and the wet season kept the town visitors out. This was the last week of ...

It’s unfortunate that the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree has far surpassed the practice of laying out a crib for the babe in manger. Which is surprising because the very point of celebrating ...

Editor’s note: Columnist Bill Mego wrote for the Naperville Sun from 1988 until his death in 2017. Today, in honor of the holiday and of Bill, we reprise one of his Christmas columns published in 2016 ...

Schoolchildren raised funds for a concrete Nativity scene in 1944 The city-owned manger was originally displayed in front of the City Hall and Stearns courthouse With push for separation of church and ...