BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — For decades, people in Bethlehem have watched as tour groups spend a few hours at the Church of the Nativity, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, and then return to ...

People walk in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their ...

bethlehem, pa. On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their ...

In the mid-1700s a Welsh woman named Mary Penry was accepted into the Moravian Community of Bethlehem, and more specifically as a member of the Single Sisters’ House, a building still present on ...

Bethlehem, birthplace of Jesus, to take down Christmas decor ‘in solidarity with our people in Gaza ... Many Christians have chosen to flee the area due to persecution and religious harassment.

Typically, Bethlehem—a Palestinian city of about 30,000 people in the Israeli-occupied West Bank—is jammed with more than 3 million visitors coming from all over the world to celebrate the ...

A subdued Christmas Eve in Bethlehem Churches in the Holy Land have canceled big Christmas celebrations in favor of quieter, somber worship services. The move is meant to draw attention to the ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — On Christmas Eve, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, entered into this ancient city through a clanking metal gate built into a high concrete ...

Bethlehem, in the occupied West ... ISAAC: I would say that for many in the religious right, their political allegiance actually trumps any concern or sympathy with Christians in the Middle East ...