Joseph was likely older than Mary, and in some depictions of the Nativity, he looks much older, sometimes even with gray hair and beard. Jesus, Mary and Joseph are often referred to as the Holy Family ...

The image of Jesus Christ lying in the manger, surrounded by Mary and Joseph among the cows, sheep, lambs and other barnyard animals, is one of the core images of Christmastime.

Antique, contemporary and heirloom portrayals of the birth of baby Jesus will be on display for all to see during the St. Mary and St. Michael Nativity Festival on Dec. 17 and 18. Nativity sets of ...

To criticize the Vatican’s nativity with a now-removed Jesus in a keffiyeh would be to dismiss the artistic history of crèches centering marginalized people.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released an edited version of a 17th-century Italian painting to remove cleavage from the Virgin Mary.

Of course, the Christ Child is the central figure of the Christmas season. In the Nativity, the Incarnate Word, born of the Father before all ages, appears in human flesh.

What Nativity Scenes Tell Us About the Evolution of Christianity From ancient mosaics to Saint Francis of Assisi, depictions of Jesus’s birth reflect the changing conventions of the world’s ...

Justin and Beth Hanson of Coon Valley are portraying Jesus and Mary during the live Nativity at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Westby. Justin is holding June and Beth is holding Lennon, who will ...

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, 418 W. 15th St. in Lorain, will hold a Lenten Lamentations event at 3 p.m., April 2, as part of its Palm Sunday celebrations. Philip Bak of the church ...

Netflix’s new feature Mary - a biblical epic about the mother of Jesus - is facing backlash for what some are calling antisemitism. A senior lecturer in religious studies at the University of ...