Remi Benali / Corbis Feuding monks at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem don't just cast the ... two Christmases ago after a fight broke out over the dusting of church chandeliers.

Adolf Star of Bethlehem is a flowering, perennial bulb that grows in clumps and shoots up flower stems bearing small, star-shaped blooms. The flowers open in the late morning and close once the sun ...

Colm Flynn reports from Greccio, and the art historian Dr Geri Parlby explores the nativity scene’s fascinating story and enduring appeal. There will be no Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem ...