EVERY CHRISTMAS SEASON, THE NATIVITY TAKES ITS SPOT IN THE CENTER OF RED LION, COMPLETE WITH MARY, JOSEPH AND THE WISE MEN. BUT RIGHT NOW, THERE’S SOMEONE IMPORTANT MISSING.

Fort Collins police were looking for a suspect who reportedly stole a baby Jesus figurine from a nativity scene, but said the thief returned the figurine on Thursday with a brief note.

Telling the story of Jesus, Joseph, Mary, the wisemen, shepherds and animals, was Eddie Taylor, board member of Still Pond-Betterton Methodist Charge.

Experience the annual live Nativity and Candlelight Service at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Westby on Dec. 24. A tradition of celebrating the Christmas story.

Gazing at a Nativity scene, he said, the newborn baby Jesus “gives us hope,” and the image of Mary is a reminder that people can count on “the care of a mother, Our Lady, who accompanies us ...

By Wednesday, when Francis was seen again in the audience hall, the keffiyeh, manger and infant Jesus had been removed from the Nativity scene, while the figures of parents Mary and Joseph remained.

Initially, people were dressed as Mary and Joseph with real animals. Christmas Eve of 2023 marked the 800th anniversary of the first live Nativity scene created by St. Francis in Italy.

Art World Palestinian Artists Create Nativity Scene for the Vatican Pope Francis unveiled the work, which features traditional olive wood carving and a Palestinian keffiyeh.

Many families have a nativity scene, or creche, that sits on the mantel, the sideboard or out on the lawn. The history of this representation of Jesus’ birth has its ...

Such three-dimensional scenes have been displayed at churches, businesses and living rooms worldwide for hundreds of years. But the live presentations are the most elaborate of all.