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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 ...

Christian pilgrims pray at the Grotto inside the Church of the Nativity, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Credit: EPA/ATEF SAFADI via AMNA Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem, ...

(BETHLEHEM, West Bank) — The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the traditional birthplace of Jesus since 1927.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Members of the choir at Central Moravian Church sing at a “Lovefeast” service in Bethlehem, Pa., on ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Worshippers visit the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of ...

The little town of Bethlehem has cancelled Christmas celebrations for a second year while Israel’s war reigns in Gaza and West Bank Palestinians face Israeli settler attacks and army operations.

Its lyrics say: "Not Jerusalem — lowly Bethlehem 'twas that gave us Christ to save us." Thus inspired, Zinzendorf named the settlement Bethlehem. Beloved tradition retells the story of the birth ...

Hundreds of worshippers, both Palestinians and foreigners, attended the Midnight Mass at the Church of Nativity in the West Bank. The regular cheering was absent, and no Christmas tree or ...

According to the Gospel of Matthew, the Star of Bethlehem guided three Magi, or wise men, to Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago. After consulting with King Herod of Judea, the men followed the star to ...

Scientists and historians are raising fresh questions over the long-held belief that Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea. Recent archaeological findings and scholarly debates suggest that the ...

Its lyrics say: “Not Jerusalem — lowly Bethlehem ’twas that gave us Christ to save us.” Thus inspired, Zinzendorf named the settlement Bethlehem. A beloved tradition retells the story of ...