Palestinian scouts hold signs before the arrival of Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem to attend Christmas events, near the Church of Nativity in the Old City of Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West ...

For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to ongoing war in Gaza. There will be no giant Christmas tree in Manger Square ...

Nigel Manley with one of the Korean fir trees he's been growing for the past few years on his Bethlehem ... He’s a big deal in the Christmas tree world: he’s on the board of the national ...

By losing your life, you can find it. Maybe the star on top of every Christmas tree you see this year will remind you of this: that the star itself can’t help you as you grapple with a past you ...

Cacti: 1) Crassula coccinea; 2) Fishbone cactus; (Epiphyllum anguliger, or Phyllocactus anguliger); 3) Houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum); 4) Mesembryanthemum; 5) Devilshead (Echinocactus ...

Bethlehem, occupied West Bank — This year, Bethlehem is sombre and quiet. There is no Christmas tree and there are no ... depiction of an explosion, form a star, inspired by the Star of ...

This is a small strip of land inside Bethlehem, under Israeli control, completely surrounded by the separation wall. The cardinal walked along Star Street ... where the Christmas tree is usually ...

The festive lights and Christmas tree that normally decorate Manger ... by journalists taking a break from the rain. Under a banner that read “Bethlehem’s Christmas bells ring for a cease- ...

And with the town’s record of not only the Bethlehem star, but also the first documented Christmas tree in the nation, and Christmas markets on both sides of the bustling town’s river ...

The festive lights and Christmas tree that normally decorate Manger ... journalists taking a break from the rain. Under a banner that read “Bethlehem’s Christmas bells ring for a ceasefire ...

a 60-foot illuminated star that can still be seen today atop Bethlehem’s South Mountain. Interest in the Christmas City as a December destination has only grown since then, especially in recent ...