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

Scientists and historians are raising fresh questions over the long-held belief that Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea. Recent archaeological findings and scholarly debates suggest that the ...

Jesus’ first followers ... quiet fields of Bethlehem.” The ancient city represents “ground zero for a new birth,” Sadleir says, “a universal desire we all seek.” ...

Father Issa Thaljieh, a 40-year-old Greek Orthodox parish priest at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, kneels at the spot where tradition says Jesus was ... of Christ’s birth, hard times ...

The bright shining star guides visitors into Bethlehem to see the coming of the Christ child, just like in the oft-told story of Christmas. Only this bright star is a spotlight shining straight ...

In the last few decades, that knowledge has taken a back seat to the hustle and bustle of shopping, parties and Santa Claus. Even the "comfort and joy" heralded is more about general feelings of ...

More than 20 years ago, a group of volunteers in the Valley began to organize Bethlehem Village ... Village residents will not mention the birth of Jesus, because, on that historic night, none ...

"Our earliest Gospel—Mark—says nothing about his birth. And the Apostle Paul—who knew the brothers of Jesus—says nothing about Bethlehem," Dr. Taylor is cited by the Daily Mail. This ...

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 ... of Christ’s birth, hard times ...