Yet the New Testament Gospels do not agree about the details of Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem. Some do not mention Bethlehem or Jesus’ birth at all. The Gospels’ different views might be hard to ...

“We might wonder why setting up a putz and telling the story of Jesus’ birth is so important to the Moravians, and now to the city of Bethlehem,” Rice says in the recording. “One reason ...

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

Thus inspired, Zinzendorf named the settlement Bethlehem. A beloved tradition retells the story of the birth of Jesus Bethlehem's first settlers brought with them hand-carved figures to retell the ...

Thus inspired, Zinzendorf named the settlement Bethlehem. A beloved tradition retells the story of the birth of Jesus Bethlehem’s first settlers brought with them hand-carved figures to retell ...

But Christmas is about hope and new beginnings, a time for giving and showing empathy for those who are suffering and in need, as Jesus’ birth in a manger—bereft of pomp and pageantry—so vividly ...

“A Visit to Bethlehem,” a live reenactment of the time and birth of Jesus, will take place at the church on Cumberland Road from 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 7, 8, 14 and 15, “The church transforms the ...