At the Church of the Nativity, three rival Christian groups ... other's claims of custody and have been unable to agree on a plan of action. Despite the Palestinian Authority's recent effort ...

Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, venerated by Christians as ... A 14-pointed silver star set into the marble floor marks the precise spot where Jesus is said to have been born.

At the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem ... burned wood and broken tiles above the mosaics on the floor of the original church. This evidence suggests that at some point in the sixth century ...

People, especially in Christmas time, look at the Church of Nativity," Father Thaljieh told MEE. The floor mosaics, which lie about 30 centimetres below the current church floor level, make up ...

New sites have been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List: Birthplace of Jesus: the Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage ... century retains elaborate floor mosaics from the original ...