Hundreds gathered Friday night at the Payrow Plaza in Bethlehem to watch as the lights flipped on and illuminated the city’s Christmas tree, kicking off the holiday season. Santa Claus ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town on Sunday, as Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war.

The idea of a darkened Bethlehem in 2023 leads us to consider what the first Christmas must have been like, in that same place, more than 2,000 years ago. The night was interrupted by a sudden ...

The Hotel Bethlehem will partially darken its rooftop sign Christmas Eve. On Tuesday night, as part of tradition, the part of ...

watch ornaments shine and sway on Bethlehem’s Christmas City Trellis on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, at Payrow Plaza. For 2023, the ornaments are in dedication to first responders. (April Gamiz/The ...

Christmas is not necessarily the optimal time to visit Bethlehem. Not, at least, this year, after the mayor announced that Christmas is cancelled as a result of Israel’s onslaught on Gaza.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Christmas City's official Christmas tree is now lit. The Bethlehem tree-lighting ceremony was held Friday night outside Payrow Plaza. Mayor J. William Reynolds helped with the ...

Christmas celebrations have been put on hold in Bethlehem this year as the war between Israel and Hamas carries on. Bethlehem, located in the West Bank, approximately six miles south of Jerusalem ...

In the middle of Manger Square in the Old City of Bethlehem ... have the mass on the night of the 24th and we're going to have different groups participating in the Christmas night celebrations ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...