For the second year in a row, Christmas festivities in Bethlehem are overshadowed by ... even as a tourist. "Last night, there was a rocket attack in Tel Aviv and it was a little scary," she ...

The Hotel Bethlehem will partially darken its rooftop sign Christmas Eve. On Tuesday night, as part of tradition, the part of the sign that says “Hotel” will be turned off so that only ...

Volunteers from several churches and the surrounding community bring Bethlehem to life on the night that baby Jesus was born. “It’s not like it’s one church or group that could pull this off ...

On Bethlehem's Manger Square, Christmas decorations and pilgrims are notably absent for a second wartime festive season in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city. The Church of the Nativity that ...

The Rev. Janel Rice, senior pastor of Central Moravian Church, speaks to her congregation during a ‘Lovefeast’ service in Bethlehem, Pa., on Sunday, Dec. 1. People shop at Christmas-themed ...

Francis X. Maier’s On the Ninth Day of Christmas: In our home, the Christmas season anchors our year. Bethlehem’s manger held the Savior of the world. The Christ Child is the season’s only ...

A worshipper walks through the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A festive retail destination – filled with hand-crafted nutcrackers, Christmas tree ornaments, retired reindeer bells and other yuletide cheer – is coming soon to the ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. What’s the bright ... that case to be this year's “Star of Bethlehem” or “Christmas Star,” with Jupiter, Mars and ...

For the second year in a row, Christmas festivities in Bethlehem are overshadowed by the war ... even as a tourist. "Last night, there was a rocket attack in Tel Aviv and it was a little scary," she ...

On Bethlehem's Manger Square, Christmas decorations and pilgrims are notably absent for a second wartime festive season in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city. The Church of the Nativity that ...