BETHLEHEM, West Bank >> The typically bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town Sunday after Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war.

Christmas is an equal opportunity holiday. It's celebrated in churches, homes, town squares ... For instance: your local planetarium. The "Star of Bethlehem" show is — or was — to planetariums ...

You could be forgiven for thinking that it is always Advent in Bethlehem ... Christmas tree lighting in Manger Square. No parade with scouts playing the bagpipes and drums. No Christmas market on ...

“I don’t think everyone is cut out to do this,” said Tom Dubreuil of Bethlehem ... star on the sleeves, white fluffy trim, matching hat and black leather boots. He plays Christmas staples ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank >> Bethlehem is gearing up for a subdued Christmas, without the festive lights and customary Christmas tree towering over Manger Square, after officials in Jesus ...

This year, celebrations in Bethlehem are subdued, with little festive decoration and fewer visitors. Many residents are marking the holiday quietly within their homes, reports France 24 ...

“We hope by next year at the same day we’d be able to celebrate Christmas at our homes and go to Bethlehem,” said Najla Tarazi, a displaced woman who prayed for the war to end. “We don’t ...

In the middle of Manger Square in the Old City of Bethlehem, a group of Palestinian teenage girls pose for selfies in front of a gigantic, shimmering Christmas ... Square, Star Street and Manger ...

I have FOMO (the fear of missing out) about Christmas — not as a religious ... room had a great view of the iconic 91-foot-tall Bethlehem star that glitters over the town 365 days a year ...

According to the Gospel of Matthew, the Star of Bethlehem guided three Magi ... comets were often regarded as bad omens. "For Christmas cards, it makes a nice picture having a comet and a tail ...

Christian leaders in the city where Jesus Christ was born are saying the cancelation of Christmas ... a bright star." Bowe also serves as president of the Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem ...

A man was stabbed inside a Bethlehem home late on Christmas night, leading to the arrest of a juvenile suspect, police said. Officers responded to a reported assault in the 1900 block of Gatewood ...