The 2023 nativity scene at the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church of Bethlehem (photo by Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac and used with permission) Much like the long history of nativity scenes themselve ...

A Nativity scene made by artisans from Bethlehem was the source of controversy ... infant Jesus in the Nativity scene on the night of Christmas Eve. It is typical for the whole scene to be first ...

Munther Isaac of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, invented the new take on the nativity scene last Christmas season. “This is what Christmas looks like in Palestine,” Munther ...

Pope Francis prays in front of a Nativity Scene crafted in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, as he arrives for a meeting with the donors of the fir tree set up in St. Peter's Square as a Christmas ...

On Dec. 7, 2024, Pope Francis publicly showed off the Vatican's 2024 Christmas decorations: a Nativity scene and Christmas ... The Nativity of Bethlehem 2024, located in Paul VI hall, featured ...

Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas season traditions in Bethlehem. They include the “putz,” a Nativity scene that tells the story of Christ’s birth with ...

The Christmas ... walk through scenes telling the Christmas story along with Christmas pageants and processions. Here’s a sampling. The Village Church’s annual Breakfast in Bethlehem for ...

This year, the Nativity scenes were made by Bethlehem-based artisans ... During the encounter with the Christmas donors, Francis again referred to the “martyred Palestine” and, noting the ...

Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas season traditions in Bethlehem. They include the “putz,” a Nativity scene that tells the story of Christ’s birth with ...