• Furore Over 'Gay Nativity' Scene

  Two leftists in Italy's ruling coalition on Wednesday outraged fellow lawmakers by placing four dolls representing homosexual couples near the baby Jesus in the official nativity scene in parliament.

• Evangelical Minister Claims Exorcisms

  Bob Larson said he has lived brutal scenes similar to those from the movie 'The Exorcist' more than 10,000 times during the past 30 years.

• Poland Proposal Would Name Jesus King

  Lawmakers have drawn up a resolution naming Jesus Christ as the honorary king of Poland, but have failed to win support from the country's powerful Roman Catholic church.

• Family Maintains Mexican Christmas Tradition

  Three-year-old Isabella Dominguez's favorite is the porcelain Baby Jesus dressed in a white and blue satin jumper, lying in a manger.

• Vatican may have Found Remains of Apostle Paul

  Vatican archeologists have unearthed a sarcophagus believed to contain the remains of the Apostle Paul that had been buried beneath Rome's second largest basilica.