The Portuguese word "Natal," meaning Christmas, also appears on maps. An example is the Brazilian ... There are many places named Bethlehem worldwide, not just in Judea. In the USA, there are ...

Christmas festivities in Bethlehem have been toned down for a second ... You can follow Santa's progress in real time on a 3-D map on NORAD's website. NORAD reported Tuesday that Santa and his ...

Note: Of the columns I have been asked to repeat, this one ranks highest among my readers. “O little town of Bethlehem, How still we see thee lie; Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent ...

one of these stationary points occurred when Jupiter was directly overhead in Bethlehem for several nights, aligning with biblical accounts,” said Kim. The “Christmas Star” may have been a ...

On Bethlehem's Manger Square, Christmas decorations and pilgrims are notably absent for a second wartime festive season in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city. The Church of the Nativity that ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The excitement and cheer that ...