A woman prays before the image of Our Lady in the Milk Grotto in Bethlehem. Not only Christian women but also many Muslim women regard Mary as a model of feminine virtue and make pilgrimages here.

As Christmas approaches, carolers and nativity scenes around the world celebrate the age-old story of Jesus' birth in ...

Post reporter Caitlin Doornbos hoped to take a break from the war to share the stories of Christians making their pilgrimages ...

Christmas marked by uncertainty as war leaves shop empty In the birthplace of hope, Shibly Kando's Christmas is marked by ...

Sue Rokos of Delanson, left, and Naomi Lloyd of West Sand Lake use binoculars Wednesday to view a kingfisher at Beaver Pond ...

I spent Christmas Eve in Bethlehem. It was a night to behold, for sure, during a memorable winter that I spent working on a ...

As Christmas nears, New York Times journalists send dispatches from places like Santa Claus, Ind., and North Pole, N.Y.

Over the years people have travelled hundreds of miles to get to Bethlehem, although not so much on donkeys these days, apart from a local pilgrimage at the weekend from nearby Llandeilo.