Pontiff had complex relationship with Jews and Israel; he denounced antisemitism and met hostages and their families, but told Herzog after Oct. 7 it's 'forbidden to respond to terror with terror' ...

"Setting up a Nativity scene in your home allows your home to become another Bethlehem, a place to welcome Christ at Christmas," he added. "Nativity scenes should draw our hearts and minds to the ...

Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas season traditions in Bethlehem. They include the “putz,” a Nativity scene that tells the story of Christ’s birth with ...

Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas season traditions in Bethlehem. They include the “putz,” a Nativity scene that tells the story of Christ’s birth with miniature ...

There, they learn the Christmas story in detail with ... walks through an interactive Bethlehem market scene at an immersive nativity scene on the Bean farm near Scotch Grove on Dec. 8, 2024.

A Nativity scene made by artisans from Bethlehem was the source of controversy ... infant Jesus in the Nativity scene on the night of Christmas Eve. It is typical for the whole scene to be first ...

Munther Isaac of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, invented the new take on the nativity scene last Christmas season. “This is what Christmas looks like in Palestine,” Munther ...

A nativity scene featuring baby Jesus wrapped ... lying amidst the rubble in a grotto ahead of Christmas at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem in the West Bank November 25, 2024.

The 2023 nativity scene at the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church of Bethlehem (photo by Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac and used with permission) Much like the long history of nativity scenes themselve ...

Christmas is a very special celebration for Ticos ... Many also include the Star of Bethlehem. The assembly of the Nativity Scene is accompanied by moss, sawdust, plants, trunks, rocks, cypress ...

Pope Francis prays in front of a Nativity Scene crafted in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, as he arrives for a meeting with the donors of the fir tree set up in St. Peter's Square as a Christmas ...