The yearly Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem — shared among Armenian ... empty church a week before the holiday. “The light that was born when Jesus Christ was born here is the light ...

with the message that the light overcomes the darkness. Christmas Eve in Bethlehem is anything but a light for those living there. The relentless assault of Gaza that began October 2023 with the ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the ... week were nowhere to be found. The festive lights and giant tree that normally decorate Manger Square ...

In the middle of Manger Square in the Old City of Bethlehem, a group of Palestinian teenage girls pose for selfies in front of a gigantic, shimmering Christmas tree. Visiting from Nazareth, a ...

When the lights turned on ... In 1937, the local chamber of commerce launched a campaign promoting Bethlehem as “Christmas City USA.” As part of that promotion, they took the tradition ...

Bethlehem Plans Another Somber Christmas Under the Shadow of War in ... no raucous scout marching bands, no public lights twinkling and very few public decorations or displays.

BETHLEHEM, Pa ... keeps thousands of handmade candles wrapped in red ribbons that they light during Christmas services. “To me, this is Christmas – looking at these candles,” said ...

She came to Bethlehem from a nearby town with her ... of handmade candles wrapped in red ribbons that they light during Christmas services. "To me, this is Christmas — looking at these candles ...

She came to Bethlehem from a nearby town with her ... of handmade candles wrapped in red ribbons that they light during Christmas services. “To me, this is Christmas — looking at these candles ...