a way to ward off the tumult of an over-eventful world. If everything’s connected, nothing’s a surprise. In his long, often downbeat poem “For the Time Being: A Christmas Oratorio,” W.

Thus, as we draw near to Christmas with its celebration of miracles and promise of salvation, we would do well to remember that what happened in that manger on that starry night in Bethlehem is ...

According to the Christian Christmas story, Jesus was born in a lowly stable in Bethlehem because there was no more room in the local inns. Around 2,000 years later, almost all of Bethlehem's ...

Hundreds gathered at the Midnight Christmas Mass in Bethlehem, where the leader of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was present. Major Backlash After Audit of ...

Bethlehem (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – With no Christmas tree or decorations ... even as a tourist. "Last night, there was a rocket attack in Tel Aviv and it was a little scary," she ...

Palestinian scouts hold signs before the arrival of Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem to attend Christmas events, near the Church of Nativity in the Old City of Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West ...

At Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank ... to new search for MH370 as Malaysia explains huge setback The illegal party drug helping Ukraine’s traumatised soldiers live again The 20 Richest ...

In the Christmas story, a baby is born in Bethlehem. New stories begin a dozen times a day in Bethlehem’s busiest maternity ward. Less than a 15-minute ... “Those villages are often locked at night, ...

With no Christmas tree or decorations adorning the Church of the Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, holiday cheer was absent in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem on ..

But as Bethlehem prepares to mark its second Christmas under the shadow of the war in Gaza, there are almost no tourists, leaving the Nativity Store and other businesses unsure of how much longer ...

But as Bethlehem prepares to mark its ... “We have a big faith that always, when we see Christmas, it will give us the light in the night.” ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP ... “We have a big faith that always, when we see Christmas, it will give us the light in the night.” ...