Around the Christmas season, it is common to see a display of the Nativity scene: a small manger with the baby Jesus and his family, shepherds, the three wise men believed to have visited Jesus after ...

It's as New England as New England can possibly get. If you're looking for the perfect gift for the holidays for that special person from Massachusetts or the surrounding states, that gift has just ...

The traditional Nativity figures of Mary, Joseph, and the child Jesus will be inside one of the fishermen’s huts, called a 'casone.' Andrea de Walderstein (left) and Antonio Boemo are spearheading the ...

A small island town in northern Italy has put its heart into recreating a local lagoon in a Nativity scene for St. Peter’s Square — the first time the crèche will feature a large body of water. “There ...

A Claremont church known for its politically charged nativity sets is using the iconic Christmas scene to remind the community to come together in the face of social and political divisiveness. In ...

Quincy Center has been decked out for the holidays. City workers have set up the enormous Christmas tree on the green fronting City Hall, as well as the Nativity scene just within the gate of the old ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. SCOTCH GROVE — On the afternoons of Dec. 6 and 7, wealthy women were gossiping at the entrance, learning ...