In the New Testament, the Gospels tell the story of Jesus’ birth—the first Christmas ... manger. Painting by Duccio di Buoninsegna via Pantheon Studios, Inc. When the couple arrived in ...

Bethlehem is not expecting ... town in the occupied West Bank on Christmas were nowhere to be found: The festive lights and giant tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing.

The little town of Bethlehem has cancelled ... subterranean cave where a 14-point silver star on the marble floor marks the site of Jesus’s birth. Christmas Eve midnight mass is at the 19th ...

Pope Francis prays in front of a Nativity Scene crafted in the West Bank city of Bethlehem ... s Christmas decorations this year, which include various depictions of the manger in a Bethlehem ...

More than 20 years ago, a group of volunteers in the Valley began to organize Bethlehem Village ... While village residents know a star has guided visitors to the village, they do not know ...

The performance includes Rutter favorites "Star Carol," "I Saw Three Ships," "Away in a Manger ... three ♪ ♪ On Christmas day in the morning ♪ ♪ O they sailed into Bethlehem ♪ To ...

We live at a time in which Christmas crèches have become ... to illumine the night like the ancient star of Bethlehem. Directly over the manger, a makeshift altar was erected to celebrate Mass.

In the city center, the traditional enormous Christmas tree of Manger Square is conspicuously absent. Traveling into Bethlehem ... A 14-pointed silver star set into the marble floor marks the ...