A doll representing the infant Jesus in St. Catherine's, the Franciscan church in the town of Bethlehem. David Silverman/Getty Images Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West ...

Bethlehem, West Bank • There are painted angels, shepherds and kings above the small altar and a 14-point star on the marble floor below, but there’s no way that sheep, goats or cattle could fit ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The mysterious street artist known as Banksy has displayed a politically charged Nativity scene in Bethlehem, the town revered as Jesus’ birthplace, just in time for the busy ...

Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some biblical sources, was born in this town some two millennia ago. Yet the ...

This is Italian artist Giorgione's painting "The Adoration of the Shepherds" depicting the newborn Jesus with the shepherds and Joseph and Mary at a manger in Bethlehem. Giorgione lived from 1477-1510 ...

(RNS) — In the West Bank and Gaza, Christians are searching for ways to celebrate a subdued Christmas, with festivities canceled for the first time since the First Intifada in 1988. (RNS) — In the ...

Palestinian Melkite Catholics Peter and Eli Hosh prepare meat in the kitchen of their restaurant, Abu Eli, in Bethlehem, West Bank, Dec. 8, 2019. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill) BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNS) — ...

Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some biblical sources, was born in this town some two millennia ago. Yet the ...

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The Bible says Jesus was born in Bethlehem, yet he’s called Jesus of Nazareth. Historians and theologians have debated this mystery for centuries—was it faith, prophecy, or history that placed his ...