Santa Maria Maggiore, the Roman basilica that houses an ancient mosaic of the Epiphany, boasts several ties to early Nativity scenes. According to Berliner, papal records indicate the church ...

The non-profit organization that creates Santa Monica’s beloved Nativity scenes has found a new home for their life-size diorama for the 2024 holiday season at 2311 Main Street. The official ...

The first known Nativity scene figurines are currently on display ... in the Basilica of St. Mary Major — known to Italians as Santa Maria Maggiore — once contained at least six marble ...

Over the years, the congregation has loaned crèches — nativity scene figurines — as decorations within ... a sanctuary for those who are tourists spending the holidays in Santa Barbara or to locals ...

But the debate over nativity scenes in public places began in the ... a display to the town square at Christmas—a skeleton in a Santa costume. The Supreme Court ended this ridiculousness a ...

Christmas is year-round in Greccio, a small cliffside village in Lazio. The reason? This is where St Francis of Assisi created the first-ever nativity scene in a cave in 1223. The medieval village ...

SO NOW THE NATIVITY SCENE HAS A NEW NEIGHBOR. SANTA CLAUS, THE FOUNDER OF EASTERN IOWA ATHEIST, SAYS THAT’S THE OUTCOME HE HOPED FOR. I DON’T BELIEVE THERE’S ANY ILL INTENT BY THE CITY OF ...

Some celebrate with a live Nativity scene that includes actors and animals ... “Jolly Old Saint Nicholas” is paired with a nativity with Santa. A lesser-known piece is “The Cherry Tree ...

Iowa's News Now is following up on a holiday season controversy out of Tama County last year. A Tama County church is striking back with its new Nativity scene this year, and an eastern Iowa ...

“It’s so easy to get distracted by Santa Claus and the secular symbols of Christmas.” A nativity scene depicts the birth of Jesus Christ, who is believed to have been born in Bethlehem ...

Chris Line with the Freedom of Religion Foundation says that while Santa makes the display legal, it doesn’t stop them from objecting to it. “Just having a nativity scene on display outside of ...