Jesus, Mary and Joseph don't normally appear alongside astronauts or Darth Vader-like figures, but the Vatican has upset some Catholics by bringing them together in its latest nativity scene. Pope ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis canceled his New Year's Eve tradition of visiting the life-sized Nativity scene set up in St. Peter's Square to discourage large crowds from forming. Meanwhile, major ...

The centuries' old silver fir tree that had been destined to become the centerpiece Christmas decoration in St. Peter's Square will now live, perhaps to see another century. Forest service rangers ...

Pope Leo XIV’s passion for the White Sox was on display once again at Vatican City. When taking in his general audience on Wednesday at St. Peter’s Square, the American-born pontiff was greeted with ...

The Vatican's Christmas tree will be adorned with energy-saving lights, the governing office of Vatican City said. Vatican workers will decorate the tree and use lighting supplied by the German ...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 9 - Naples on Friday greeted Pope Leo XVI with his own pizza and a figurine in the famed nativity scenes along presepe street San Gregorio Romeno in the heart of the old Spanish ...

DEFINITION: The event or circumstances of being born; the process, time, or place of birth. ETYMOLOGY: The word comes from ...