along with several local institutions in Bethlehem. It was not the main nativity scene displayed in St. Peter’s Square. The unveiling of the provocative nativity scene came after a series of ...

which include various depictions of the manger in a Bethlehem stable where Jesus is said to have been born. This year, the Nativity scenes were made by Bethlehem-based artisans. Representatives of ...

Bethlehem, the West Bank city where Jesus Christ was ... built atop the spot where Jesus is believed to have been born.” This scene is commonly associated with a funeral march rather than a Christmas ...

Pope Francis prays in front of a Nativity Scene crafted in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, as he arrives for a meeting with the donors of the fir tree set up in St. Peter's Square as a Christmas ...

That Baby Jesus with outstretched arms, carved from olive wood from the Holy Land by Bethlehem's master craftsmen, has now been placed in the nativity scene without the kefiah. In the Paul VI Hall ...

Colm Flynn reports from Greccio, and the art historian Dr Geri Parlby explores the nativity scene’s fascinating story and enduring appeal. There will be no Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem ...