Bethlehem Town Supervisor David VanLuven outlined his vision for the year in his fifth State of the Town address last week. VanLuven kicked off his address on a positive note, praising the Albany ...

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.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — If there is a heart of the Christmas celebration, it's here. Thousands have gathered in the cradle of Christianity on the site where Jesus is believed to have been born ...

I have visited Bethlehem only once and that was nearly 50 years ago, but I will never forget the experience. As is true of other Christians, I came not as a tourist, but as a pilgrim.

‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’ is one of the most popular Christmas carols – and it was the sight of Bethlehem itself that inspired Phillips Brooks, an Episcopal priest, to write it. On Christmas Eve in ...