Father Issa Thaljieh, a 40-year-old Greek Orthodox parish priest at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, kneels at the spot where tradition says Jesus was ... of Christ’s birth, hard times ...

Scientists and historians are raising fresh questions over the long-held belief that Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea. Recent archaeological findings and scholarly debates suggest that the ...

Matthew's gospel suggests that the holy family lived in Bethlehem and only moved later to flee King Herod's massacre of the innocents after Jesus' birth. Luke, on the other hand, gives us the ...

Hordes of tourists and pilgrims are a common sight outside Bethlehem’s Church of the ... took place on this spot 2,000 years ago: the birth of Jesus Christ. As the war between Israel and Hamas ...

City officials in the birthplace of Jesus Christ are tearing ... Additionally, low birth rates among Christian communities in Bethlehem have also contributed to the collapsing demographic in ...

A doll representing the infant Jesus in St. Catherine's, the Franciscan church in the town of Bethlehem. David Silverman/Getty Images ...

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 ... of Christ’s birth, hard times ...

"Our earliest Gospel—Mark—says nothing about his birth. And the Apostle Paul—who knew the brothers of Jesus—says nothing about Bethlehem," Dr. Taylor is cited by the Daily Mail. This ...