Color-fanatics will surely be attracted to the bold and rich colors of this fair trade ceramic nativity scene sculpture ($76). We all know that holiday decorations can sometimes make your home ...

Nadia Shira Cohen for The New York Times The Vatican at first mounted a less than vigorous defense of its tree and Nativity scene. (“The life-size ceramic statues hold a cultural heritage not ...

The original article is below. It’s nearly impossible to go through December without seeing at least one nativity scene, whether it’s a set of ceramic figurines in a private home, a life-size ...

The scenes are made from a variety of forms and mediums; from pewter to fabric to ceramic and even one nativity scene crafted from Coca-Cola bottles. Hanich purchased nativity scenes from Mexico ...

The Vatican’s nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square is always ... a town in the Abruzzi region that is steeped in ceramic heritage. The larger-than-life ceramic statues were created by the ...

While the ceramic figures have created a sensation ... “It is customary to add many symbolic figures to our nativity scenes,” Pope Francis said in 2019. “Children—but adults too!— ...

but the Vatican has upset some Catholics by bringing them together in its latest nativity scene. Pope Francis inaugurated the scene, which features a number of life-sized ceramic figures ...

Nativity scenes are ubiquitous this time of year. Ceramic table-top sets. Plywood cutouts and electric-lit, plastic figures on front lawns. Children wearing blue shawls and fake beards on ...

Unveiled last week, this year’s Nativity scene features 19 ceramic figures created in the 1960s and 70s. (all photographs by and courtesy of Anthony Majanlahti for Hyperallergic) Unveiled last ...