It’s a key feature of a school nativity play, but what’s the science behind the Star of Bethlehem? Also known as the Christmas Star, the Star of Bethlehem appears in the Bible’s Gospel of Matthew. The ...

In Christian tradition, the "Star of Bethlehem" guided wise men to the site of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem more than two millennia ago. Now, viral social media posts are claiming stargazers can see ...

The chilly breeze that arrived last weekend signified the last stretch of what is considered the longest Christmas season in ...

Bethlehem prepared Tuesday to mark another somber Christmas in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in ...

The excitement and cheer that typically descends on the Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank on Christmas was nowhere ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday ... and as were the throngs of foreign ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Worshippers visit the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of ...

For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to ongoing war in ...

Most South Carolinians know the story of the poinsettia. When he was our country’s first ambassador to Mexico from 1825-29, ...

Compassion is a wonderful human trait and is its own reward, especially at Christmas time. Service to our fellow human beings ...