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. A Service of EWTN News, Inc.

In Iceland, the mythical creatures are called Yule Lads, and they visit children’s homes in the lead-up to Christmas.A 2003 Nativity scene by Icelandic crafter and artisan Kristin Karolina ...

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.

In Iceland, the mythical creatures are called Yule Lads, and they visit children’s homes in the lead-up to Christmas. A 2003 Nativity scene by Icelandic crafter and artisan Kristin Karolina ...