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Despite hostility, Nativity scenes in the U.S. are ‘here to stay’
- Dec 23, 2016
Across the United States, Nativity scenes are erected despite complaints and legal threats from advocacy groups pushing separation of church and state. Many communities continue to resist demands that they remove public displays celebrating the birth of Jesus from public property.

By Associated Press
Baby Jesus reminds us of plight of migrants, Pope Francis says
- Dec 10, 2016
The Christmas tree and Nativity scene are symbols of God’s love and hope, reminding us to contemplate the beauty of creation and welcome the marginalized, Pope Francis said on Friday, as the Vatican’s annual Nativity Scene was unveiled.

By Carol Glatz
Vatican nativity scene includes quake-damaged church spire
- Dec 10, 2016
The Vatican’s Christmas nativity scene has an unusual addition this year: a spire from one of the dozens of churches and basilicas that were damaged or destroyed in this year’s central Italy earthquakes, which erupted between August and October.

By Associated Press

Lessons in Catholic culture from the Vatican’s nativity scene
- Nov 27, 2016
The iconography of Christmas, especially the nativity scene, is central to Catholic culture, especially in Rome. Herewith, then, three things one can learn about Catholicism from observing the special place that the nativity scene occupies in Catholic hearts.

By John L. Allen Jr.
Thefts of Baby Jesus statues unnerves New Jersey churches
- Dec 28, 2015
In a holiday season teeming with traditions, the enduring (and illegal) practice of pilfering baby Jesus statues from nativity scenes appears to be alive and well, particularly in northern New Jersey, where at least five churches have reported such thefts since Christmas Eve. The Archdiocese of Newark confirmed the thefts

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