Church leaders in Bethlehem and across the Holy Land ... Instead, the streets are dark and hushed. It will be a silent night this Christmas—but it’ll still be a holy night, according to ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- The typically bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town Sunday after Christmas Eve celebrations ... the church has remained silent in the face of this ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Jack Giacaman enjoys telling customers that every day is Christmas in his shop ... "Now, it's dark at night." Al-Alli, who is a Muslim, worries about the future.

It's another Christmas in Bethlehem with the war still raging in ... known death toll there now at more than 45,000 people. Last night, of course, there was midnight mass in the Church of the ...

1. Jesus was not born on a 'silent night' The Christmas story paints Bethlehem as a 'quiet town', with several festive hymns and carols mentioning a 'silent night'. But according to Professor ...

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 ...

Bethlehem (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – With no Christmas tree or decorations ... even as a tourist. "Last night, there was a rocket attack in Tel Aviv and it was a little scary," she ...

Yet, there I found myself, one Christmas night, with an intense feeling of ... At this point in my life, I have come to think of Bethlehem as that common home for which we each long.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder - The Numbering at Bethlehem The traditional silent, holy night of Christmas Eve in carols and films would more likely have been a bustling, busy night in Bethlehem.