A church nativity scene in Italy that features two mothers of the baby Jesus instead of Mary and Joseph figurines has been blasted as “dangerous” and “blasphemous” by conservatives — who ...

The male suspect "stole baby Jesus" from the nativity scene on display at Sundance Square in downtown Fort Worth on Dec. 17 at around 2 a.m., the city’s police department said.

In a controversial take on the classic nativity scene, some churches are replacing the baby Jesus’s traditional blanket with a keffiyeh — a symbol of pro-Palestine activism.

A California church is displaying a nativity scene depicting Jesus, Mary and Joseph as refugees in cages to draw attention to the conditions faced by migrants seeking asylum in the United States.

DENVER — Fort Collins police were looking for a suspect who reportedly stole a baby Jesus figurine from a nativity scene, but said the thief returned the figurine on Thursday with a brief note. ...

Baby Jesus Stolen from Colorado Nativity Scene Is Returned with an Apology: 'Won't Happen Again' “I made a dumb mistake in the moment," the thief said in their apology note. By.

The Fort Worth Police Department says that the incident happened on Dec. 17 at around 2 a.m. when the man "stole baby Jesus" from the nativity scene, adding that he was seen getting into a tan or ...

While the Nativity scene shows Jesus shortly after birth and is the foundation of the Christmas holiday, the Claremont depiction appears to be invoking Joseph and Mary’s flight to Egypt.

D ENVER — Police in Fort Collins, Colorado, were looking for a suspect who reportedly stole a baby Jesus figurine from a nativity scene, but said the thief returned the figurine on Thursday with ...

And yet these nativity scenes aren’t much more far-fetched than the traditional ones. Christmas, like many other holidays, is a social ritual informed by some mix of religion and folklore.

Images of the vandalism from local news stations show the phrase “Jesus was Palestinian” written in white paint on the wooden base of the nativity scene. According to NBC News , the message ...