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Baby Jesus in a keffiyeh is a nativity trend at churches around the world — and people are upset
According to the Palestinian pastor who started the trend, the scenes are meant to send the message that, if Jesus were born in the ... actually happening in Bethlehem right now and in the ...
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'2,000-year mystery': Was Jesus really born in Bethlehem of Judea?
Experts now question the traditional belief that Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, citing inconsistencies in historical and biblical evidence. The Bethlehem story may have been added later to ...
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What archaeology is telling us about the real Jesus
The Church of the Nativity is the oldest Christian church still in daily use, but not all scholars are convinced that Jesus of Nazareth was born in Bethlehem. Only two of the four Gospels mention ...
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Pope at Audience: The humble and poor bear witness to Jesus’ birth
By Christopher Wells In his continuing catechetical series on “Jesus our Hope,” Pope Francis turned to the birth of Jesus in ...
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The birth of Jesus
Bethlehem was very busy, but Mary and Joseph finally found a stable to stay in. This is where Jesus, who was the most important gift that God has ever given to the world, was born. The first ...
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In wartime Bethlehem, Christmas joy hard to find
Only the chants of Armenian monks echo from the crypt where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born ... on the other side of nearby Jerusalem. Anton Salman, Bethlehem's mayor, told AFP that ...
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Bethlehem, biblical birthplace of Jesus, is ‘grieving’ the war in Gaza; will see muted Christmas festivities
Hordes of tourists and pilgrims are a common sight outside Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity ... on this spot 2,000 years ago: the birth of Jesus Christ. As the war between Israel and Hamas ...