Tag: Nativity Scene
Caringbah nativity scene
Every day until the end of January Sydney Catholics have an opportunity to experience a magnificent nativity at Our Lady of Fatima church in Caringbah.
Nativity scenes are reminder of Lord’s love and tenderness, pope says
Making his customary visit to the Rome Basilica of St Mary Major to pray before his trip to the French island of Corsica, Pope Francis also met and prayed with dozens of actors staging a living Nativity scene.
A brush with faith: The three wise men
This week in brush with faith, we take a look at the three wise men and reflect on the Gospel of Matthew as await the birth of our lord.
The Vatican surprises with a floating nativity scene where the Magi...
The moment of the inauguration filled St Peter's Square with light and also with excitement in anticipation of the imminent arrival of Christmas.
Pope Francis to create 21 new cardinals this Saturday
This Saturday Pope Francis will appoint 21 new cardinals from different parts of the world including Latin America, Iran, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines and the Ivory Coast.
Unique Venetian-style Nativity scene to be unveiled in St Peter’s Square...
Christmas is just around the corner and the Vatican is getting prepared with this year's nativity scene from Grado, an historic seaside town near Venice.
The pope and Francis of Assisi, the saint after whom he...
When Cardinal Bergoglio stepped out onto the balcony of St Peter's as pope, few expected that the Jesuit would choose the name Francis for his pontificate, in honour of the saint of Assisi.
He is King in Bethlehem and Plumpton
The Good Shepherd Parish in Plumpton transported parishioners back to the birth of Jesus for Christmas this year.
Nativity brought to life in miniature by Neocatechumenal Way seminarians
While Catholics await the birth of Jesus, the Nativity scene at the Redemptoris Mater Seminary proclaims that Christ has come for everybody.
Simplicity of Saint Francis’ invention
Eight hundred years ago, in a little Italian town called Greccio, St Francis of Assisi staged the first Nativity Scene resembling Bethlehem.
Pope marks 800th anniversary of Nativity scene, asks prayers for Holy...
Remembering Greccio today, the pope said, people should also think of Bethlehem and pray for those suffering from war in the Holy Land.
Putting Christ back into Christmas one LEGO brick at a time
This Christmas, Fr John Ngyuen is a man on a mission: putting Christ back into Christmas. And he’s doing it one LEGO brick at a time.
