The story of Jesus's birth (also known as the nativity) is often retold by children taking part in nativity plays. Find more teaching resources on BBC Teach Religious Studies KS1: The Christian ...

A short, animated film narrating the Christian story of the first Christmas. The story follows Mary and Joseph from being told they will have a baby by the angel Gabriel, through to the birth of ...

The "Nativity" story is what the holiday of Christmas is all about. But the story itself is a bit of a "Rashomon." Matthew and Luke tell it differently.

In November 1223, three years before his death, St. Francis was in Rome to await the Pope’s approval of the final rule of his friars. The friar and deacon was already very familiar with the hill ...