Political control of Bethlehem has flip-flopped many times since. (The church's famous entrance ... In the Grotto of the Nativity, The Star of the Nativity marks the place where it is believed ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNN) --As many as 200 Palestinians, mostly men, are holed up inside the Church of the Nativity here, with Israeli tanks perched outside and Christian clergy blocked from ...

The approach to the Church via Star Street and Paul VI Street retains the ... Inscribes the Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the pilgrimage route, Bethlehem, Palestine, on the List of ...