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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

But as Bethlehem prepares to mark its second Christmas under the shadow of the war in Gaza, there are almost no tourists, leaving the Nativity Store and other businesses unsure of how much longer ...

Bethlehem, the West Bank city where Jesus Christ was born, was uncharacteristically silent on Christmas Day. Gone was the usually bustling place filled with foreign tourists and pilgrims flocking to ...

BETHLEHEM: Hundreds of people gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the Christian holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday (Dec 24) to mark another solemn Christmas overshadowed by the war in Gaza.

Israeli actress Noa Cohen, known for her role as the mother of Jesus in the Netflix film «Mary», has disclosed receiving ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Worshippers walk down the stairs next to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the ...

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Bethlehem (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – With no Christmas tree or decorations adorning the Church of the Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, holiday cheer was absent in the ...

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. But as ...

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 ...