BETHLEHEM, West Bank – It isn’t subtle. Nor is it intended to be. Instead of a pastoral-looking Nativity scene, the creche features baby Jesus wrapped in a checkered Palestinian kaffiyeh ...

Jesus's birth in Bethlehem is a well-known story from the New Testament. But he is also called Jesus of Nazareth. What gives? Was he actually born in Nazareth? Mexican security chief confirms ...

Some scholars argue that the emphasis on Bethlehem as Jesus's birthplace ... is "not a single ancient source" that could place the birth of Jesus in this location. Despite the debates, some ...

Yet the New Testament Gospels do not agree about the details of Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem. Some do not mention Bethlehem or Jesus’ birth at all. The Gospels’ different views might be hard to ...

Bethlehem, West Bank • There are painted angels, shepherds and kings above the small altar and a 14-point star on the marble floor below, but there’s no way that sheep, goats or cattle could ...

Instead of a pastoral-looking Nativity scene, the creche features baby Jesus wrapped in a checkered ... by Christians as marking the place of Christ’s birth, hard times have helped dampen ...

Father Issa Thaljieh, a 40-year-old Greek Orthodox parish priest at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem ... by Christians as marking the place of Christ’s birth, hard times have helped ...