This small village has a rich religious history, being credited with starting the tradition of live Nativity scenes. Located in the Lazio region of Italy, the town of Greccio is where Saint ...

Christmas 2023 marks 800 years since St. Francis of Assisi staged the first manger scene in the hill town of Greccio, about 50 miles north of Rome. Pope Francis visits the Nativity scene in St ...

suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! This year marks the 800th anniversary of the Christmas nativity scene. In the year 1223, St. Francis of ...

Since 1962, a sweeping life-sized Nativity Scene — depicting numerous figures, but focused on the Holy Family of Mary, Joseph and, beginning on Christmas Eve, the infant Jesus — has been one ...

State Auto’s Christmas Corner, a life-size nativity scene that has been a Columbus staple for over 60 years, has found a new home. The Museum of Catholic Art and History has taken ownership of ...

The Christmas 2023 Nativity scene at the Vatican will evoke the first-ever live manger, which was created by St. Francis of Assisi in Italy in the 1200s, the Vatican said Monday. The Vatican’s ...