Christmas traditions around the world celebrate the holiday as a commemoration of Jesus Christ’s ... two living near Bethlehem, the town where the Christian Messiah was born.

Based on that evidence, Dr Billington says he is 'convinced that Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem in Judea.' In terms of archaeology, evidence is scant, but researchers have at least found ...

A doll representing the infant Jesus in St. Catherine's, the Franciscan church in the town of Bethlehem. David Silverman/Getty Images ...

Everyone loves Christ in the cradle ... Are we ready for the hope of what will come when Jesus, the very child born in Bethlehem will once again come to reign for eternity? We wait but we must ...

Jesus’ first followers ... All have an image of their own “Christ,” she says, and they can find how “he was born in us” anywhere — including in downtown Bethlehem.

Bethlehem is heavily reliant for income and jobs on visitors from all over the world who come to see the Church of the Nativity, believed by Christians to stand on the site where Jesus was born.

The Church of the Nativity this year saw no lights and celebration of the Christ which Christians believe is the site where Jesus was born. (Image Credits: Facebook) Bethlehem is the busiest city ...

Volunteers from several churches and the surrounding community bring Bethlehem to life on the night that baby Jesus was born ... the cue that the birth of Christ is about to happen is that ...

(Fadel Itani/AFP/Getty Images) Christian leaders ... hours to see the cave in which Jesus is said to have been born. There are 78 hotels and 5,700 rooms in Bethlehem today. In normal times ...