On September 7, 2025, Pier Giorgio Frassati, who was born in Turin, Italy, on April 6, 1901, and died at the age of 24 from ...

On this sultry, almost suffocating July morning I am reminded of my father, he of blessed memory, the late SMSgt George ...

In the early 13th century, it was St Francis of Assisi — an Italian mystic, poet, and Catholic friar, who came up with the idea of a live depiction of the nativity scene. There were, however ...

Detail of the nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square, for the eighth centenary of the first nativity scene staged by Saint Francis in the Greccio cave on 24 December 1223.

Start of Nativity scenes But the Nativity scene now recreated in town squares and churches worldwide was originally conceived by St. Francis of Assisi.

Even Pope Francis has drawn criticism for inaugurating a Vatican nativity with baby Jesus wrapped in the scarf that has become a symbol of pro-Palestine activism.

In 2024, Pope Francis presented a Nativity scene displayed at the Vatican that featured baby Jesus wrapped in a kaffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian scarf.

Pope Francis unveiled the annual nativity scene at the Vatican over the weekend - raising some eyebrows in the process.

St. Francis Seraph hires security guards for Christmas, Nativity display visitors as crowds still plague area Police will soon remove barricades around the church ...