All the elements are designed to promote peace and transcendence – the geometric patterns point to ... northernterritory.com Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Palestine A silver star marks ...

Remi Benali / Corbis Feuding monks at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem don't just cast the ... In the Grotto of the Nativity, The Star of the Nativity marks the place where it is believed ...

Travelers to the West Bank often visit Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity ... the miraculous birth marked by an altar with a 14-point silver star embedded in a marble floor.

The traditional Christian procession arrived in Bethlehem ... Church in the Holy Land, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. The patriarch walked the last stretch of the way to the Church of the Nativity.

Palestinian police line up next to the Church of the Nativity ... Bethlehem is an important centre in the history of Christianity, but Christians make up only a small percentage of the roughly 14 ...

The Magi then travel to Bethlehem (Matthew 2:8), where they see the star again, which seems to point to the place where the child is (Matthew 2:9–10). The early church father Irenaeus ... "lights of ...

The little town of Bethlehem has ... fourth-century Orthodox church of the Nativity, a few steps below the chancel is a small subterranean cave where a 14-point silver star on the marble floor ...

While the rest of the New Testament says little about His entry into the world, the nativity stories in these Gospels profoundly ... the Word who became flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:14). But how ...

Visitors to Christ Church Otsego stepped back in time to experience “A Night in Bethlehem” on Saturday, Dec. 14. The event included hands-on activities led by costumed figures. The stations included a ...

Bright light from the window illuminates the baby Jesus in the manger, Christmas and Christmas background, candle and candles celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ A bright and large star ... church ...