On Bethlehem's Manger Square, Christmas decorations and ... Only the chants of Armenian monks echo from the crypt where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born. "Normally on this day you would ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The Nativity Store in Manger Square ... give birth to Jesus in a stable because there was no room at the inn. Today, nearly all of Bethlehem’s 5,500 hotel rooms ...

The manger scene ... Lord Jesus Christ. The figures may be placed in the crèche. After a time of silence, all join in prayers of intercession and in the Lord's Prayer. Then the leader invites ...

Mary laid baby Jesus in a manger which is where the animal’s food was usually kept. In the hills near Bethlehem, a group of shepherds were watching their sheep. In the night, an angel appeared ...

One of Pope Francis's popemobiles is being transformed into a mobile health clinic for children in the Gaza Strip, fulfilling ...

The occasional brawls at the 1,700-year-old basilica, believed to mark the birthplace of Jesus Christ ... control of Bethlehem has flip-flopped many times since. (The church's famous entrance ...

An angel appeared to them and told them not to be afraid as he brought good news, “This very day in David’s ... to Bethlehem. They found Mary and Joseph and saw the baby lying in the manger.

Instead of a manger in Bethlehem, Jesus will arrive this Christmas in a ... nativity scene is already turning heads in Rio de Janeiro's Gloria square, where the nearby Church of the Sacred Heart ...