We want to hear about what you collect and why. Email Cindy Hval at dchval@juno.com or call Kimberly Lusk at (509) 459-5457. From a tiny Nativity scene carved in stone to a large blow-mold plastic set ...

The author contrasts the materialism of a Barbie Dream House with the humility of the Nativity scene. The Nativity story offers a reprieve from excess and reminds us of the importance of faith over ...

DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — One baby Jesus lays in a manger in the snow, wrapped in a silver emergency blanket with his wrists zip-tied. Mary stands nearby outside the Lake Street Church in Evanston, ...

In a manger in front of Lake Street Church in Evanston, Illinois, the baby Jesus’ hands are bound with plastic zip ties. Roman centurions in sunglasses and camo jackets stand menacingly over him, ...

Sandro Botticelli, "The Mystical Nativity" (1500), oil on canvas, held at the National Gallery, London (photo via Wikimedia Commons) The Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola had been martyred less than ...

The nativity scene in St. Peter's Square comes from a different place every year. For Pope Leo's first Christmas as the pontiff, this year's display comes from Salerno {sah-LAIR-no}, Italy. As Pope ...

Every year, millions of people sing the beautiful carol Silent Night, with its line “all is calm, all is bright.” We all know the Christmas story is one in which peace and joy are proclaimed, and this ...

A doll representing the baby Jesus is zip-tied in the Nativity scene outside of Lake Street Church of Evanston, on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill. (Erin Hooley | AP) DEDHAM, Mass. — One baby Jesus lies in ...

DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — One baby Jesus lies in a manger in the snow, wrapped in a silver emergency blanket with his wrists zip-tied. Mary stands nearby outside the Lake Street Church in Evanston, ...