A nativity stable stolen from a Salida church has been returned.“One of the shingles was off, and I need to get a hammer and knock the nails back in, but otherwise, it’s in real good shape,” pastor ...

Dec 25, 2023 Dec 25, 2023 Updated Jun 20, 2025 John McElroy has been a one-weekend, Christmastime shepherd for the past five years. It’s a cold, evening stint requiring four or more layers of warm ...

In the Biblical account, there is no mention of a cow attending Jesus’ birth in said stable or barn. But one or more may have been there, lowing loud enough to wake the baby, as is depicted in the ...

The Christmas story centres around a stable - but in one village, Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus have settled for the season in a barn. The life-sized nativity in Beaumont, near Carlisle, reminds ...

GROVELAND TWP. No one minded that the angels wore earmuffs, the sheep refused to lie in the manger, and a turkey tried to sing with the choir it was all part of making the Christmas story come alive ...