Outrage exploded online after Pope Francis inaugurated a nativity scene, designed by two artists from Bethlehem and featuring a keffiyeh wrapped around Jesus’s manger, in St. Peter’s Square on ...

Colm Flynn reports from Greccio, and the art historian Dr Geri Parlby explores the nativity scene’s fascinating story and enduring appeal. There will be no Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem ...

Thousands of tourists travel to Bethlehem every year at Christmas time Bethlehem is celebrating Christmas. A huge tree covered in lights is on display in the square outside the 1,700-year-old Nativity ...

Then both shepherds had to be ready to fall to the ground in fright when a choir of angels burst into blue and white ... “The Road to Bethlehem,” a three-day free, outdoor Nativity event ...