Nativity scene
Pope unveils Vatican Christmas tree, urging Christians to ‘stay rooted’ in Jesus
By Claire Giangravé — December 5, 2022
(RNS) — With its humility, the nativity scene is a reminder to step away from a 'consumeristic and commercial' Christmas, the pope said.
Kansas camel escapes Nativity scene, latest in series of camel mishaps
By Joseph Hammond — December 16, 2021
(RNS) — At one point Bonner Springs Police Department pursued the camel on golf carts after it strayed onto a golf course.
At Vatican’s Peruvian Nativity scene, Pope Francis again warns against ‘indifference’
By Claire Giangravé — December 10, 2021
(RNS) — The pope used the Vatican crèche's spotlight on the diversity of Peru to continue a campaign against indifference toward people at the margins.
The creche brings home the Christmas story for these ‘mega’ collectors
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 24, 2020
(RNS) — For creche collectors, the Nativity scenes are both universal — something shared by all Christians — and deeply personal — reflecting their own cultures and even interests.
Pope: Sorry I lost patience with hand-shaker who yanked me
By Associated Press — January 1, 2020
VATICAN CITY (AP) — 'So many times we lose patience. Me, too,' said Francis.
Pope Francis wants you to set up a Nativity scene to fight banal consumer Christmas
By Claire Giangravé — December 5, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — This year’s Christmas display incorporates fallen trees collected from more than 100,000 acres of land ravaged by a severe storm that hit northern Italy last year.
Greggs’ portrayal of Jesus as a sausage roll echoes the Gospel of John, says biblical studies expert
By M J C Warren — November 18, 2017
(The Conversation) — Not unlike the current furor over Jesus the Sausage Roll, the Gospel of John depicts uproar and offense at Jesus being compared to food.
Italian priest replaces Nativity scene after outcry over ‘burqa’
By Josephine McKenna — January 4, 2017
ROME (RNS) The Rev. Franco Corbo, a 76-year-old pastor from southern Italy, was the subject of a nationwide backlash on TV and social media.
Satanists to counter Nativity scene with ‘snaketivity’
By Justin A. Hinkley — December 3, 2015
LANSING, Mich. — To counter a live Nativity scene planned next weekend on the Michigan state Capitol lawn, a Satanic group plans to resurrect its own "snaketivity" display begun last year.
Overlooked in nativity drama, Joseph is the quiet hero
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — December 23, 2013
(RNS) Joseph’s quiet heroism often goes overlooked in the Christmas story. Yet there is something profound and compelling in Joseph, a patron saint to Roman Catholic stepfathers and a role model for all Christian dads.
Judge blocks holiday displays in Santa Monica after atheist-Christian spat
By Doug Stanglin — November 20, 2012
(RNS) A federal judge on Monday (Nov. 19) denied a bid by churches to force city officials in Santa Monica, Calif., to reopen spaces in a city park to private displays, including life-sized Christmas Nativity scenes. By Doug Stanglin.
Santa Monica park displays banned after atheist dispute
By Adelle M. Banks — June 15, 2012
(RNS) The city council of Santa Monica, Calif., has voted to halt unattended, private displays in a public park after a fight last year between atheists and Christians who had erected Nativity scenes for decades. By Adelle M. Banks.
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