"Reverence and solemnity vied with happiness and gaiety as the Christmas star ushered in Erie's fourth war-time Yuletide at midnight Sunday and for the moment outshone the blue and gold stars in ...

By losing your life, you can find it. Maybe the star on top of every Christmas tree you see this year will remind you of this: that the star itself can’t help you as you grapple with a past you ...

Christmas is an equal opportunity holiday. It's celebrated in churches, homes, town squares, and on TV. And it's celebrated in less likely places, too. For instance: your local planetarium.

The "Christmas Star" may have historically ... Religious texts give reports of a particular star, the Star of Bethlehem, which guided the prophets and religious philosophers of the time, Throop ...

walked along Star Street to the Basilica of the Nativity, in Bethlehem, on Dec. 24, 2023, during the solemn entrance in celebration of Christmas. At his side was Cardinal Konrad Krajewski ...

And with the town’s record of not only the Bethlehem star, but also the first documented Christmas tree in the nation, and Christmas markets on both sides of the bustling town’s river ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank >> The typically bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town Sunday after Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war.

Go outside after sunset this month and look to the east, and yes, there it is – the Star of Bethlehem! The Christmas Star! Or is it? That bright light high above the eastern horizon is ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank >> Bethlehem is gearing up for a subdued Christmas, without the festive lights and customary Christmas tree towering over Manger Square, after officials in Jesus ...

A live village performance of Bethlehem this weekend ... the live village is a Christmas tradition. As in previous years, a bright star will shine high in the sky over the village for visitors ...

However, it has been in her repertoire for decades. “’Beautiful Star of Bethlehem’ is one of the first Christmas songs I ever remember singing with Mom,” she said in a statement.