The Governorate of Vatican City State has announced the origins of the fir tree and Nativity scene that will adorn St.

We know that Jesus was born into a Roman imperial occupation, and pretty much immediately becomes a refugee in Egypt, has to flee and faces political violence,” the Rev. Michael Woolf said.

As Nativity scenes depicting ICE draw attention and outrage, faith leaders are grappling with politics in religion and urging a closer reading of the Christmas story.

PLAINVIEW – Christmas has arrived early at Wayland Baptist University’s Mabee Regional Heritage Center, where an all-new collection of Carolyn Cunningham’s international Nativity scenes is on display.

A Massachusetts Catholic church sparked controversy with a Nativity scene featuring a missing Holy Family and an "ICE was ...