BLACKSBURG — For four years, sculptor Lawrence Bechtel has been getting to know the characters who gathered around the manger in Bethlehem when Jesus was born. He’s read the Bible, ...

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This is no small Neapolitan crèche. It spans 16 feet wide and 6 feet deep. The Nativity scene takes place before a backdrop mural of an 18th-century seaside and an azure sky. A wider panorama of ...

Chuck Craig, a wise man at the Bethlehem Village live Nativity at Hebron Baptist Church in Afton, poses for a photo on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. DEREK MICAH ARMSTRONG photos, THE NEWS VIRGINIAN ...

This year, consider making the Nativity scene the first and most important Christmas decoration to grace your home. If possible, find a new place of honor for your Nativity set. Try not to hide it ...

Pope Francis prays in front of a Nativity Scene crafted in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, as he arrives for a meeting with the donors of the fir tree set up in St. Peter's Square as a Christmas ...

Perhaps one of the most special things about the Christmas season is just how universal the holiday is. Unlike Halloween and Thanksgiving, Christmas is celebrated by countries and cultures across the ...

My mother found the figures for the Nativity in a small gift shop inside of the bakery on Central Avenue in Dunkirk. It was a beautifully carved wooden set. She purchased it for her new home. She ...

The Nativity sets are stored in another building on UD’s campus. Some of the Nativity sets have been placed in permanent “settings” that include decorative elements and help set the scene.