The idea of the Baby Jesus on the symbolic cloth eventually reached the Vatican: on December 7, some nativity scenes were installed in the Paul VI Hall, including the one from Bethlehem.

The Vatican's nativity scene reopens to the public, but without the controversial Palestinian symbol.

On the Solemnity of the Epiphany, Pope Francis said Christians should seek “to recognize Jesus close to us,” including in the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by ...

Pope Francis looks upon a nativity set in the Vatican Audience Hall in which the baby Jesus rests upon a Palestinian keffiyeh Dec. 7, 2024. (Credit: AP/Andrew Medichini.) Listen ROME – At year ...

Alan M. Dershowitz is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Emeritus at Harvard Law School, and the author most recently of War Against the Jews: How to End Hamas Barbarism. He is the Jack Roth ...

When children are baptized, their parents and the church are giving them the greatest gift ever: the gift of faith.

At Pope Francis’ personal initiative, Vatican City employees with three or more children will receive a monthly 300-euro ...

Pope Francis put his money where his mouth is this week when it comes to his constant appeals for couples to procreate, ...

I grew up in Israel, which is modern day Judea, which is where Mary grew up. So I feel very, very comfortable portraying her.

The Vatican secretary of state ... recognized by the church as the site where John the Baptist baptized Jesus. Parolin’s three-day visit to Jordan coincides with a new exhibition of 90 Jordanian ...

The Vatican’s secretary of state ... Church officially recognizes as the site where John the Baptist baptized Jesus. Parolin inaugurated and consecrated the Church of the Baptism of the Lord ...