Instead of nestling the infant in a cozy bed of straw, Lake Street Church of Evanston’s Christmas Nativity scene depicted newborn Jesus swaddled in a foil blanket with his hands zip-tied together.

A controversial immigration-themed Nativity scene at a north suburban church had a peaceful resolution on Christmas Eve when the Holy Family figures were reunited in safety — and federal agents ...

NYACK, New York (WABC) -- A Nativity scene in Rockland County has been repaired just in time for the holidays after a grinch attempted to destroy the holy display just days before Christmas. It is in ...

Sandro Botticelli, "The Mystical Nativity" (1500), oil on canvas, held at the National Gallery, London (photo via Wikimedia Commons) The Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola had been martyred less than ...

Victoria-Maria Geyer's Christmas nativity scene with faceless characters being unveiled at the Grand-Place in Brussels on November 28 (photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images) If you need any ...

A Dallas church has caused some controversy after it used its nativity scene as a powerful statement on immigration, refugees, and the unhoused. Outside of Dallas' Oak Lawn United Methodist Church, ...

Learn how to build a beautiful DIY nativity scene stable using a Kreg pocket hole jig. This step-by-step guide shows how to assemble a sturdy and festive wooden stable, perfect for holiday decorations ...

A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday told the clergy leaders whose churches have used Christmas Nativity scenes to protest immigration enforcement to “get a grip and seek ...

ROME — The Vatican unveiled its Nativity scene Monday and lit the 82-foot Christmas tree that towers above it in St. Peter’s Square as a band, chorus and dancers in traditional costumes from Italy’s ...

DEDHAM, Mass. — One baby Jesus lies in a manger in the snow, wrapped in a silver emergency blanket with his wrists zip-tied. Mary stands nearby outside the Lake Street Church in Evanston, Illinois, ...