A decades-old Baby Jesus heirloom was taken from the nativity scene inside the National Shrine of Saint John Neumann in Philadelphia.

Originally rooted in three centers (Naples; the Provence, France; and Southern Germany and Austria), nativity sets have spread all over the world, thanks, not least, to missionary efforts.

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The center of any and all nativity sets is the Christ child. Everyone and everything else revolves around him, as fits the "Firstborn of creation." In his company there is the whole world: his mother ...