A charming puppet show, likely from the 1960s, depicting the story of Mary and Joseph's journey to Bethlehem and the birth of ...

when they had to flee Bethlehem under an oppressive ruler to Egypt, before returning to Nazareth two millennia ago. The bombed-out nativity scene is surrounded by rubble and barbed wire [Monjed ...

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.

Outrage exploded online after Pope Francis inaugurated a nativity scene, designed by two artists from Bethlehem and featuring a keffiyeh wrapped around Jesus’s manger, in St. Peter’s Square on ...

A Nativity scene made by artisans from Bethlehem was the source of controversy this week for including a Palestinian keffiyeh with the child Jesus in the manger — but according to the project ...

Christians in Bethlehem have been holding a muted celebration to mark Christmas amid the ongoing Israel Gaza war. Worshippers lit candles and prayed at the nativity scene, with the figures ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — It isn’t subtle. Nor is it intended to be. Instead of a pastoral-looking Nativity scene, the creche features baby Jesus wrapped in a checkered Palestinian kaffiyeh ...

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 ...

Around the corner from the spot where Jesus was born in Bethlehem, a Catholic family runs a small workshop carving Nativity scenes out of olive wood. The Zakharia Brothers woodworking factory has ...

Community members have the chance to witness reenactments of the classic Bethlehem scene throughout the month of December. The Aberdeen neighborhood in Bargersville will host their live nativity ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis presided over his weekly general audience Wednesday alongside a Palestinian-crafted Nativity scene that was missing its eyebrow-raising signature element: a keffiyeh ...