In late December 2022, social media users shared a copypasta post that claimed the "Star of Bethlehem" would shine shortly after sunset on Dec. 21 for the first time since the year 1226.

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, located in the West Bank, shared a new nativity scene that has sparked some controversy amid the Israel-Hamas war.

The church is topped with a star that is lit at night and directs people to the sacred edifice like the star directed the Magi. The focal point of the church vestibule is a life-size manger scene.

Bethlehem nativity scene depicted with rubble and razor wire. ... A few steps away from Manger Square, souvenir shops line Star Street on both sides but without the usual bustle of buying, ...

The bombed-out nativity scene is surrounded by rubble and barbed wire ... form a star, inspired by the Star of Bethlehem that led the Magi to Jesus’s birth. This conveys a message of hope.

On December 7, Pope Francis attended the opening of Nativity of Bethlehem 2024, a nativity scene exhibition in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. One scene featured olive wood sculptures of Mary ...

Vatican City, Dec 13, 2024 / 12:50 pm. A Nativity scene made by artisans from Bethlehem was the source of controversy this week for including a Palestinian keffiyeh with the child Jesus in the ...

The story of the Star of Bethlehem appears only in the Book of Matthew. The gospel tells us that a bright star appeared in the eastern sky when Jesus was born, famously seen by a group of wise men.

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 ...