Orthodox Christians have gathered in Bethlehem this week, the city recognised as the birthplace of Jesus, to mark Christmas.

First, the herald angel revealed to the shepherds the sign of the manger by which they would find and know the newborn Savior. The shepherds hastened across the fields of Bethlehem. There ...

model of the Christ child, packaged in a straw and satin crib with a picture of the Bethlehem manger and appropriate Biblical texts in either King James or Douay versions. Price: $8.00.

Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some ...

The festive lights and giant tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing ... to envision something like this happening to Bethlehem, especially on Christmas in 2018, when I first set foot ...

Ancient writings in the Jewish Torah and the ... It was in that same town of Bethlehem where Mary gave birth to his son, Jesus, in a manger as narrated in the New Testament book of Luke 2:1-21. Later, ...

On December 25, 2024, at around 11 p.m., the Bethlehem Police Department responded to a residence in the 1900 block of Gatewood Ln. for a report of an assault that occurred. According to police ...

BETHLEHEM — Development for a controversial housing project on North Street has been stalled as the company behind it negotiates the sale of the property to the town. North Street Acres ...

The annual Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic again highlights the holiday tournament schedule. This year’s event is Saturday and Sunday at Liberty’s Memorial Gym. Participating teams are ...

Ancient Bethlehem lies in the West Bank ... including involving the space said to be the site of the original wooden manger where Jesus was born. Unlike Bethlehem, Nazareth — where Jesus ...

Manger Square, the centre of Bethlehem traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, was unusually quiet. “Every year, there are scouts, a choir, decorations, a tree is raised ...

A street vendor displays corn cobs on his cart at Manger Square ... on Christmas Day in the West Bank city of Bethlehem (AP) Worshippers pray at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed ...