For the first time in recent history, Christmas has been canceled in Bethlehem ... murder Jesus. Joseph, in obedience to God’s command, took Mary and Jesus and fled to Egypt that night ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Jack Giacaman enjoys telling customers that every day is Christmas ... baby Jesus in the center of a pile of debris from a collapsed home, inspired by television images ...

The war in Gaza has prompted the city, traditionally seen as the birthplace of Jesus, to tone down its Christmas ... Images Mr. Fakhouri also works as a night shift duty manager at another hotel ...

In the middle of Manger Square in the Old City of Bethlehem, a group of Palestinian teenage girls pose for selfies in front of a gigantic, shimmering Christmas tree. Visiting from Nazareth, a ...

Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf and other Moravian settlers named Bethlehem in honor of the place where Jesus was born.

On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 ... of the putz to the historic Hotel Bethlehem on Main Street.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Bethlehem is normally at its busiest at Christmas but this year war has scared away tourists and pilgrims from the Palestinian town in the Israeli-occupied ...

The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus ... over 70 hotels in Bethlehem have been forced to close, leaving thousands of people unemployed. Gift shops were slow to open on Christmas ...

The city of Bethlehem is in dire straits. Christmas is the busiest time of year in the birthplace of Jesus, packed with ... land where it all started. KAHN: Hotels are empty.

Volunteers from several churches and the surrounding community bring Bethlehem to life on the night that baby Jesus was born ... same characters for a long time. Visitors are welcome take ...