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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.

The Christmas 2023 Nativity scene at the Vatican will evoke the first-ever live manger, the Vatican said Monday.

On the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi setting up the first Nativity scene, the creche in St. Peter's Square in 2023 will come from the...

Today, the faithful congregated at the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, to honor the beloved Italian saint and commemorate the 800th anniversary of the approval of the Rule of St. ...

Not many are familiar with the name “ Greccio,” and perhaps not even with the place. This pretty hamlet of 1,500 is located on the Apennines…

An Epiphany for the year ahead 2023-01-06

Null / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNARome Newsroom, Dec 27, 2022 / 08:50 am (CNA).On Dec. 26, actors in Greccio, Italy, about 50 miles north of Rome, put on a play telling the story of how St. Francis of Assisi created the first living Nativity scene.Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNAIn 1223, St. Francis asked a friend to prepare a cave with live animals and a hay-filled manger to make Jesus birth come alive for the people at Christmas Mass.Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNAAccording to the first biographer of St. Fra...

Nativity scenes reign supreme as the most charming image of Christmas. An assortment of figures from splendid kings ...

Is it problematic to depict the Holy Family as being white, and why do some Spanish cribs have a defecating figurine?

The pope traditionally delivers a Christmas message that encourages humility and simplicity.