The Palestinian government had made an emergency request before the meeting for the “cultural landscape” of the ancient village of Battir, a few miles outside Bethlehem, to be on both lists.

Step back in time, over 2000 years ago, and walk the streets of ancient Bethlehem as Mary and Joseph did on the night of Christ's birth. On your journey to the site of the Nativity, you will meet ...

The artifact, a bulla, or piece of clay for sealing a document, may prove existence of Bethlehem dating back to First Temple Period. Ancient Bethlehem bulla (photo credit: Courtesy Israel ...

John Wesley transformed its activity center visually, aesthetically, and spiritually into a scene from ancient Bethlehem, complete with a temple, a stable, camel and donkey rides, street vendors ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Dozens of photos of smiling babies accompanied by moving testimonials line the walls of Franciscan Brother Lawrence Bode’s office in the Milk Grotto Church where ...

Jeremy Bristow discovers that an ancient Christian order is providing maternity services for some of the poorest people in the Bethlehem area ... rock-strewn desert landscape is occasionally ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank – Pilgrims celebrated Christmas Day Wednesday in the ancient Bethlehem church where tradition holds Jesus was born, as candles illuminated the sacred site and the joyous ...

First United Methodist Church in Palatine will host its long-running Bethlehem Marketplace Saturday ... Plum Grove Road will be transformed into an ancient market from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Adding ...

BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK – Workers renovating a house in the traditional town of Jesus’ birth accidentally discovered an untouched ancient tomb containing clay pots, plates, beads and the bones of ...