For Rome, the rare Christmas Eve rite of redemption is cause for celebration this year. For Bethlehem, it is another grim reminder of the generations of war and deprivation.

The catastrophic fall of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 forever changed the face of Judaism—and the fate of Christians in the Holy Land.

The story of the Star of Bethlehem appears only in the Book of Matthew. The gospel tells us that a bright star appeared in the eastern sky when Jesus was born, famously seen by a group of wise men.

In late December 2022, social media users shared a copypasta post that claimed the "Star of Bethlehem" would shine shortly after sunset on Dec. 21 for the first time since the year 1226.

Dr. Rick Erickson, local physician and Bible teacher, will give a power point presentation on the Star of Bethlehem at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Temple Bible Church, 3205 Oakview ...

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The star is the same one Bethlehem Steel lit since 1978 from high atop the mill's "L Furnace." "It was the Star of Bethlehem. It was hope," retired ironworker Jeff Mikula said last month at the ...

The theory that the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn may be the Star of Bethlehem is not new. It was proposed in the early 17th century by Johannes Kepler , a German astronomer and mathematician.