A basic nativity scene has been laid out in Bethlehem using rubble and razor wire to mark the Christmas celebration, while the Israel-Hamas war continues in the background.

Nativity scenes around the world have added a new accessory this Christmas season: the keffiyeh. In a controversial take on the classic holiday display, some churches are replacing the baby Jesus ...

Pope Francis prays before the 'Nativity of Bethlehem 2024,' upon its inauguration in the Paul VI Hall, during the private audience with donors of the nativity scene and the lighting of the ...

The Nativity scene was crafted by artists from Bethlehem using local materials and was inaugurated by Pope Francis before Palestinian political representatives on Dec. 7. One artist who ...

Pope Francis prays in front of a Nativity Scene crafted in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, as he arrives for a meeting with the donors of the fir tree set up in St. Peter's Square as a Christmas ...

Dec. 25 (UPI) --On this date in history: In about 3 B.C., according to Christian belief, Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem. Calendar miscalculations of the time make it impossible to be certain ...

On Dec. 7, 2024, Pope Francis publicly showed off the Vatican's 2024 Christmas decorations: a Nativity scene and Christmas ... The Nativity of Bethlehem 2024, located in Paul VI hall, featured ...

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 ...

"Setting up a Nativity scene in your home allows your home to become another Bethlehem, a place to welcome Christ at Christmas," he added. "Nativity scenes should draw our hearts and minds to the ...