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 in a checkered Palestinian kaffiyeh, surrounded ...

Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus, is a city in the Occupied Palestinian Territories besieged behind Israel’s massive, 25-feet-high wall, military watchtowers, and checkpoints. To highlight ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there and at other sites across the Holy Land heralded a much-needed boost of holiday ...

How Christians are celebrating the holiday in the town of Jesus’ birth—and across the broader Middle East. Although the Christmas story could be said to have begun at any number of points or places, ...

The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in the West Bank is a sacred site for the two and a half billion Christians around the globe. It was built on top of the cave where Christians believe Jesus was ...

The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus looks like a ghost town on Christmas Eve, with celebrations in Bethlehem, located in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, called off as the war in Gaza ...

Pilgrims celebrated Christmas in the town where tradition says Jesus was born Thursday but festivities were subdued against a backdrop of violence in the Holy Land and a growing jihadist threat across ...

The inscribed property is situated 10 km south of Jerusalem on the site identified by Christian tradition as the birthplace of Jesus since the 2nd century. A church was first completed there in ad 339 ...

Churches in Bethlehem are observing Christmas this year without the usual celebrations, eschewing giant trees, sparkling lights and festive carols. Christmas Eve in Bethlehem is quiet this year - no ...

For 98 years, the Tabash family have run a souvenir store in Bethlehem showcasing the handiwork of local artisans. Rony Tabash is in charge now, the third generation to manage the business. Since the ...