The gold was in the form of the rose donated by Paul VI to the Basilica of the Nativity, carried as a tradition by the guardian of the Franciscan convent in Bethlehem, currently Father Luis ...

Remi Benali / Corbis Feuding monks at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem don't just cast ... The occasional brawls at the 1,700-year-old basilica, believed to mark the birthplace of Jesus ...

The strands of lights are falling down one after another, forming a kind of curtain of threads in front of the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Following the municipality’s decision to ...

The original basilica church of 339 AD (St Helena), parts of ... The outstanding universal value of the Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem, lies, in its association with the ...

Church bells echo through the labyrinth-like streets of Bethlehem. With Christmas approaching ... carved olive wood carvings of the nativity scene sit on shelves gathering dust.

At the center of Kattan’s book is the Bethlehem market, only a five-minute walk from the nearby Basilica of the Nativity, where tradition holds that Jesus was born. For locals, the basilica and the ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — It isn’t ... At the Church of the Nativity, the ancient limestone basilica venerated by Christians as marking the place of Christ’s birth, hard times have helped ...

Christmas Eve in Bethlehem is quiet this year - no giant tree at the Church of the Nativity, no carols in Manger Square. Churches in the Holy Land officially canceled Christmas celebrations due to ...

after meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem on July 15, he went on a personal pilgrimage to the complex containing the Basilica of the Nativity and the Church of Saint ...