On Bethlehem's Manger Square, Christmas decorations and ... Only the chants of Armenian monks echo from the crypt where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born. "Normally on this day you would ...

It begins with the decree from Emperor Augustus for a census, leading Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem, where Jesus is born in a manger due to ... and King Herod's plot to kill Jesus, which prompts ...

One of Pope Francis's popemobiles is being transformed into a mobile health clinic for children in the Gaza Strip, fulfilling ...

The manger scene ... Lord Jesus Christ. The figures may be placed in the crèche. After a time of silence, all join in prayers of intercession and in the Lord's Prayer. Then the leader invites ...

Mini figurines of Jesus on the cross splay across the ... another carver who owns a store looking out directly over Bethlehem’s Manger Square, perks up when a customer enters his factory.

The occasional brawls at the 1,700-year-old basilica, believed to mark the birthplace of Jesus Christ ... control of Bethlehem has flip-flopped many times since. (The church's famous entrance ...

Mary laid baby Jesus in a manger which is where the animal’s food was usually kept. In the hills near Bethlehem, a group of shepherds were watching their sheep. In the night, an angel appeared ...

Mary gave birth to Jesus in Bethlehem and laid him in a manger. There ... During this period, Christians prepare to celebrate Christ’s birth or ‘arrival’ at Christmas.

Instead of a manger in Bethlehem, Jesus will arrive this Christmas in a ... nativity scene is already turning heads in Rio de Janeiro's Gloria square, where the nearby Church of the Sacred Heart ...