A church in Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus, is receiving attention for its decision to redesign its Christmas nativity scene to reflect the impact of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

A few feet away, stands the Church of the Nativity, famous for its ... It's her fifth trip to Israel, but her first visit to Bethlehem. Nocera thinks the decision by the city's churches to forego ...

With many major airlines canceling flights to Israel, few foreigners ... flag in Manger Square, near the Nativity Church, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Dec. 24, 2023.

US President Joe Biden arrives for a visit at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, at the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Friday, July 15, 2022 ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — It isn’t subtle ... The flagstone plaza facing the Church of the Nativity, a pilgrimage site for Christians the world over, is usually bustling at this time of year ...

Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem were canceled amid the Israel-Hamas war. Bethlehem is home to the Church of the Nativity, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus. Christmas, normally the West ...

Some locals in Bethlehem protested Israel’s military operation through ... More Christmas midnight Mass at the Church of the Nativity compound in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

Hundreds of worshippers, both Palestinians and foreigners, attended the Midnight Mass at the Church of Nativity in the West ... Pope Francis again criticised Israel’s actions in its ongoing ...

But many Christians and pro-Israel advocates are outraged ... Munther Isaac of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, invented the new take on the nativity scene last Christmas season.

The grotto is under Bethlehem’s large Church of the Nativity, which was built in the ... Utahn Jody England Hansen visited Israel in March, and learned from her Catholic guide that Mary and ...

Vinh said he always comes to Bethlehem to mark Christmas ... An organist with the Church of the Nativity choir, Shukry Mubarak, said the group changed much of the traditional Christmas musical ...