Hundreds gathered Friday night at the Payrow Plaza in Bethlehem to watch as the lights flipped on and illuminated the city’s Christmas tree ... was there to capture images of the ceremony.

The West Bank city of Bethlehem—identified in the Bible as the birthplace of Jesus—held muted Christmas celebrations on Monday amid the war between Israel and Hamas. Christian worshipers pray ...

Business is bouncing back in Bethlehem after two years in the doldrums during the coronavirus pandemic, lifting spirits in the traditional birthplace of Jesus ahead of the Christmas holiday.

He pulled out his cell phone to show what he was referring to: images ... night as he retold the Christmas story. “Imagine Mary leaning on a wall, pregnant in her last hour. Imagine Bethlehem ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Jack Giacaman enjoys telling customers that every day is Christmas in his shop, which features hand-crafted olive-wood Nativity scenes, camels and crosses. But this year ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Christmas City's official Christmas tree is now lit. The Bethlehem tree-lighting ceremony was held Friday night outside Payrow Plaza. Mayor J. William Reynolds helped with the ...

in the biblical city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, on Christmas Eve 2022.Credit...Hazem Bader/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Mr. Fakhouri also works as a night shift duty manager ...

In the middle of Manger Square in the Old City of Bethlehem ... have the mass on the night of the 24th and we're going to have different groups participating in the Christmas night celebrations ...

The Hotel Bethlehem will partially darken its rooftop sign Christmas Eve. On Tuesday night, as part of tradition, the part of the sign that says “Hotel” will be turned off so that only ...

Bethlehem Plans Another Somber Christmas ... “We have a big faith that always, when we see Christmas, it will give us the light in the night.” ...