At midnight on Christmas Eve, the words of the traditional hymn “The Night of Christmas” will ring out in the tiny grotto in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Christians ...

200 crèches donated from almost 150 countries — and Pope John Paul II — retell Jesus’ birth. BETHLEHEM BEAUTY. A bas relief Nativity scene made of wood from Lombardy, Italy, by artist Antonio Sandrini ...

Yahoo: Bethlehem plans another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — 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 ...

Bethlehem plans another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza

New York Post: Christmas celebrations are coming back to Bethlehem after two-year pause for Israel-Hamas war

Christmas cheer will be returning to the historic city of Bethlehem in the West Bank after a two-year pause due to the war in Gaza. Bethlehem Mayor Maher Canawati announced that festivities will ...

Christmas celebrations are coming back to Bethlehem after two-year pause for Israel-Hamas war

The Nativity scene featuring a keffiyeh that was unveiled at the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican on December 7 was designed by Palestinian artists Johny Andonia and Faten Nastas Mitwasi of Bethlehem. (© ...