Professor Meyer said: "At the east end of Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity is a cave that has a 14-pointed silver star laid on a marble pavement marking the spot venerated by Christians for ...

In 2020, the professor told Express.co.uk: "At the east end of Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity is a cave that has a 14-pointed silver star laid on a marble pavement marking the spot venerated ...

Bethlehem, West Bank • There are painted angels, shepherds and kings above the small altar and a 14-point star on the ... under Bethlehem’s large Church of the Nativity, which was built ...

Editor’s Note: Each month, Inside the Middle East takes you behind the headlines to see a different side of this diverse region. Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, venerated by Christians as ...

marks the road that connects the traditional entrance of Bethlehem, near King David’s Wells with the Church of the Nativity, and extends along the Star Street through the Damascus Gate, or Qos ...

The flagstone plaza facing the Church of the Nativity ... Dec. 14, 2023 “It’s not the little town of the Bible anymore,” said the Rev. Mitri Raheb, president of Bethlehem’s Dar al-Kalima ...

An edited version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. A church in Bethlehem has created a nativity scene resembling the situation in war-torn Gaza, as Christmas ...

BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories - On ... wartime festive season in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city. The Church of the Nativity that dominates the square is as empty as the plaza outside.

The traditional Christian procession arrived in Bethlehem ... Church in the Holy Land, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. The patriarch walked the last stretch of the way to the Church of the Nativity.

Christmas Eve in Bethlehem is quiet this year - no giant tree at the Church of the Nativity, no carols in Manger Square. Churches in the Holy Land officially canceled Christmas celebrations due to ...