In the end, most Christian leaders and Biblical scholars seem to agree that Jesus Christ was probably born in Bethlehem. And given the location of the Church of the Nativity, it’s likely that he ...

More than 20 years ago, a group of volunteers in the Valley began to organize Bethlehem Village, a live nativity ... that baby Jesus was born. “It’s not like it’s one church or group that ...

Hordes of tourists and pilgrims are a common sight outside Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity in the Palestinian ... the birth of Jesus Christ. As the war between Israel and Hamas rages around ...

The Church of the Nativity that dominates the square is as empty as the plaza ... It is so special in the Holy Land. Jesus was born here", said Souad Handal, a 55-year-old tour guide from Bethlehem.

For the second year in a row, Christmas festivities in Bethlehem are overshadowed by the war. A large Christmas tree usually stands in Manger Square, opposite the Church of the Nativity which is built ...

The Church of the Nativity that dominates ... It is so special in the Holy Land. Jesus was born here", said Souad Handal, a 55-year-old tour guide from Bethlehem. "It's so bad (now) because ...

Instead of a manger in Bethlehem, Jesus will arrive ... as a black baby born to a black virgin with indigenous cherubs looking on. The symbolically charged nativity scene is already turning ...