as Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war. The festive lights and Christmas tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, as were the throngs ...

as Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war. The festive lights and Christmas tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, as were the throngs ...

Christmas morning in Bethlehem is somber, not the usual joyful town with parades and bands in Manger Square. Church leaders canceled celebrations there because of the Israel-Hamas war. Some ...

The West Bank city of Bethlehem—identified in the Bible as the birthplace of Jesus—held muted Christmas celebrations on Monday amid the war between Israel and Hamas. Christian worshipers pray ...

Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem were canceled amid the Israel-Hamas war. Bethlehem is home to the Church of the Nativity, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus. Christmas, normally the West ...

The Rev. Israel Acrelius ... Bethlehem Acrelius gave this dramatic description of Bethlehem from his first approach over the mountain: “As one comes on the road from Philadelphia, traveling ...