This reflection on St. Francis and the origins of the Christmas celebration by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was published the year he became Pope Benedict XVI, in the book Immagini di Speranza (Images of ...

The Vatican has started construction on its annual nativity set in St. Peter's Square, and the display is expected to include a few animals that may not have been at Jesus' birth. The Pope said in his ...

VATICAN CITY, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The presence of a donkey and an ox in the Nativity scene in Bethlehem is a myth, Pope Benedict XVI says in his final book about Jesus, published Wednesday. By contrast, ...

Advent means preparing the Christmas Nativity scene, which the Holy Father encourages every family to include in their homes. And not just that. Pope Francis, in his recent apostolic letter, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Around the Christmas season, it is common to see a display of the Nativity scene: a small manger with the baby Jesus and his ...

Some churches are hiding behind their religion in using animals in their “live nativity scenes,” that are nothing more than glorified petting zoos. St. Peters Lutheran Church’s “live nativity scene,” ...

Around the Christmas season, it is common to see a display of the Nativity scene: a small manger with the baby Jesus and his family, shepherds, the three wise men believed to have visited Jesus after ...