The Israeli occupation army started on Sunday to build a road for Jewish settlers on a tract of land they had seized from the village of Jab’a in the northeast of Bethlehem, south of the West Bank.
Bethlehem, by Cornelis Bruijn, 1698. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, public domain One of the most notable portions of the Nativity story is when Joseph and Mary had to travel to Bethlehem because of the ...
The U.S. gained its 26th UNESCO World Heritage Site this summer. The Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Moravian settlement joined three other Moravian settlements in Germany, Denmark and Northern Ireland ...
Three Wise Men, Macmillan Poster, 1960. But what exactly is the narrative about the Star of Bethlehem, also known as the Christmas Star? Was the star a genuine thing or was it only a fictitious ...
I think the destination is usually similar. For the Christian at Christmas it is going to Jesus. Going to Jesus this Christmas means I must walk the dusty road to Bethlehem. I must go to an obscure ...
On Christmas Eve 2024, Bethlehem’s usually vibrant streets were uncharacteristically subdued. The checkpoint from east Jerusalem was almost empty, and those arriving by car found few shops open.
“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, Connecticu ...
Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa visited Bethlehem on Tuesday where he spoke about the sombre mood overshadowing Christmas celebrations in the Biblical city this year. (AP video shot by Imad ...
Palestinian security forces deployed around the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday, as the faithful prepared for another solemn Christmas overshadowed by the ...