200 crèches donated from almost 150 countries — and Pope John Paul II — retell Jesus’ birth. BETHLEHEM BEAUTY. A bas relief Nativity scene made of wood from Lombardy, Italy, by artist Antonio Sandrini ...

Banksy wants people celebrating Christmas to consider what's happening in present-day Bethlehem. The elusive street artist's latest work features a "modified Nativity" scene: Joseph and Mary kneeling ...

Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, built on the spot where Christians believe Jesus was born, reopened on Tuesday more than two months after closing in the face of the coronavirus. Bishop ...

TEL AVIV — Christmas celebrations in the Holy Land have begun, overshadowed by the devastating war in the Gaza Strip. The traditional Christian procession arrived in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus ...

Palestinian Christians from Bethlehem gathered at the historic Church of the Nativity to hear their prominent Palestinian Lutheran pastor, Rev. Munther Isaac, preach hope amidst the ongoing war.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank - Four years ago, Christmas shoppers waited in line to enter the Giacaman family's shop and buy their coveted olive-wood Nativity carvings, family members recall. Today, theirs is ...

“O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie,” begins a beloved Christmas carol sung since 1868, paying homage to Jesus’ birthplace. But have you heard of Bethlehem, Connecticut? It’s a ...

New sites have been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List: Birthplace of Jesus: the Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Palestine); Site of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: ...

The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem was nominated as an endangered site on UNESCO’s World Heritage list by the Palestinian Authority. The bid will be decided at the World Heritage Convention in St ...

The elusive street artist's latest work features a "modified Nativity" scene: Joseph and Mary kneeling beside Jesus in a manger set beside a monstrous concrete wall. The wall appears to be pierced by ...