The church brought in live animals for a living nativity and handed out candles for a ceremony. Everyone in attendance also got an ornament to hang on their Christmas trees.

(RNS) — Though they aren't mentioned in the Bible Christmas story, live animals have been part of nativity scenes since the 1200s. But sometimes things go awry, including a recent case of cows ...

Quincy's Nativity scene has seen theft or vandalism at least six times this century. The last time Quincy’s Nativity scene was targeted came in 2020, when police reported that a man and woman ...

Some proponents of including these animals in nativity scenes quote Isaiah 1:3: “The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib; but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider ...

The Benedictine Living Community of Duluth shared their live Nativity experience on Thursday from for all to attend.

In many small towns like my own in north Atlanta, a manger scene stands on a small strip of grass on Main Street, a silent reminder to Christians of the reason for the lights, the sound, and the ...

The Nativity scene itself will feature all of the people and animals depicted in the biblical story, including a baby Jesus. “I’ve been harassing all my friends who have babies,” Pelligra said.

The first known Nativity scene figurines are currently on display in one of Rome’s oldest basilicas. The underground Chapel of the Nativity in the Basilica of St. Mary Major — known to ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is hosting The Gift of the Nativity, a three-day non-denominational and non-proselytizing event this weekend.

For the animals that feature in the Living Nativity scene, they receive the bonus of getting a bit of extra food every day as they are in the animal hand feeding zone.