THE report on the bone-bearing beds of Bethlehem by Miss E. W. Gardner and Miss D. M. A. Bate, appearing in this issue of NATURE (see p. 431), summarizes the results of three years' excavation on ...

City officials in the birthplace of Jesus Christ are tearing down Christmas decorations in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel’s continued invasion of Gaza. Bethlehem, an ancient city ...

“There is a power of new beginning in the dark, quiet fields of Bethlehem.” The ancient city represents “ground zero for a new birth,” Sadleir says, “a universal desire we all seek.

According to the Gospel of Matthew, the Star of Bethlehem guided three Magi ... Moreover, in the ancient world, comets were often regarded as bad omens. "For Christmas cards, it makes a nice ...

Harb's town was Bethlehem, the West Bank city said to be the birthplace of Jesus. Each year, starting the first week of December, thousands of pilgrims poured into the ancient city. It is where ...

Image The ancient stone bridge Ponte Sant ... will find a way to go there. Rome is the city of the pope and the capital of Catholics, but Bethlehem is the place where everything started.