Bethlehem (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – With no Christmas tree or decorations adorning the Church of the Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, holiday cheer was absent in the ...

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads a Christmas procession outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem — HAZEM BADER Christians gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The excitement and cheer that typically ...

BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories (AFP)— Christians gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday to mark a solemn Christmas overshadowed by war, as Pope ...

Mary and Joseph had to travel as quickly as possible to Bethlehem because Mary could have ... adjustments in our understanding of the first Christmas story. Originally published at The Worldview ...

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 ...

Christmas is an equal opportunity holiday. It's celebrated in churches, homes, town squares, and on TV. And it's celebrated in less likely places, too. For instance: your local planetarium.

The "Christmas Star" may have historically ... Religious texts give reports of a particular star, the Star of Bethlehem, which guided the prophets and religious philosophers of the time, Throop ...

ASHEVILLE - The Christmas Star set high in the Bethlehem sky offering guidance in the biblical account of Christ’s birth proves to be a pinnacle of hope in Asheville’s history and today.

no plans for tree Local families looking to emigrate as situation worsens BETHLEHEM, West Bank, Dec 1 (Reuters) - For a second year running, there is no Christmas cheer in Bethlehem, with tourists ...

"We want it to have that home feeling, we want it to feel like old-time Christmas like how it used to be when we were downtown in 1987," Sights & Sounds of Christmas Board of Directors President ...