In a controversial take on the classic nativity scene, some churches are replacing the baby Jesus’s traditional blanket with a keffiyeh — a symbol of pro-Palestine activism.

For the first time in history, a Nativity scene was displayed on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, marking what organizers say is a milestone for religious freedom and the First Amendment.

The nativity purge began soon after. In the 1980s, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) set its sights on the town of Birmingham, Michigan, suing the city for its long-held tradition of ...

Parishioners at St. Rita's Church say their community is still "Dundalk Strong" after a two-alarm fire broke out at the 103-year-old church Tuesday afternoon.​ ...

Rosemary Quantick invented the Lobster Nativity Scene, according to the product website. Quantick explained that she was born in England, coming to America on the Queen Mary when she was young.

Explore Dayton Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ reimagined for a new generation. This year the focus is on music, with the artwork and nativity scenes enhanced by Christmas songs and carols from around ...

The Nativity scene has always been an exceptional amount of work. As the Beans started the youth fundraiser in 2014, their view on how to cherish Christmas was evolving.

Quincy's Nativity scene has seen theft or vandalism at least six times this century. The last time Quincy’s Nativity scene was targeted came in 2020, when police reported that a man and woman ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A nativity scene on public property is again stirring anger in an eastern Iowa town. This time, that anger is directed mostly at an out-of-town atheist group who are ...

The nativity scene is also suggestive of the trope that Jesus was a Palestinian, which drew anger from Israeli officials in 2013, when invoked by Mahmoud Abbas.

But the debate over nativity scenes in public places began in the later part of the century, rooted in a fundamental misinterpretation of what the Founders intended in the text of the ...