Some U.S. churches are reimagining Nativity scenes — surrounding the Holy Family with ICE agents or separating Jesus from Mary and Joseph — to protest the Trump administration's intensifying ...

Churches in major cities across the United States are using their nativity scenes to protest the actions of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the Trump administration.

A doll representing the baby Jesus is zip-tied in the Nativity scene outside of Lake Street Church of Evanston, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — ...

The author contrasts the materialism of a Barbie Dream House with the humility of the Nativity scene. The Nativity story offers a reprieve from excess and reminds us of the importance of faith over ...

Nativity scenes around the Chicago suburbs look a bit different this year, with some churches opting for a political theme in light of the recent, local surge of activity from U.S. Immigration and ...

Chicago — Vandals decapitated and smashed the statue of Mary in an Evanston church’s outdoor Nativity scene Friday, and the church responded, according to an associate minister, by replacing it with a ...

Every year, millions of people sing the beautiful carol Silent Night, with its line “all is calm, all is bright.” We all know the Christmas story is one in which peace and joy are proclaimed, and this ...

A doll representing the baby Jesus is zip-tied in the Nativity scene outside of Lake Street Church of Evanston, on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill. (Erin Hooley | AP) DEDHAM, Mass. — One baby Jesus lies in ...

DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — One baby Jesus lies in a manger in the snow, wrapped in a silver emergency blanket with his wrists zip-tied. Mary stands nearby outside the Lake Street Church in Evanston, ...