A doll representing the infant Jesus in St. Catherine's, the Franciscan church in the town of Bethlehem. David Silverman/Getty Images Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West ...

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For the first time in recent history, Christmas has been canceled in Bethlehem. Although churches in this birthplace of Jesus will still hold religious services, the twinkling decorations that usually ...

"But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, from the days of eternity ...

As Joseph and Mary kept their eyes on the Christ Child, set your vision on the Eucharistic Lord. ‘Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage’ ...

(upbeat music) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) ♪ Hark, the herald angels sing ♪ ♪ Glory to the new-born king ♪ ♪ Peace on earth ♪ and mercy mild ♪ ♪ God and ...

Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some biblical sources, was born in this town some two millennia ago. Yet the ...