BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The mysterious street artist known as Banksy has displayed a politically charged Nativity scene in Bethlehem, the town revered as Jesus’ birthplace, just in time for the busy ...

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 ...

A church in Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus, is receiving attention for its decision to redesign its Christmas nativity scene to reflect the impact of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Just ...

Christians in Bethlehem have been holding a muted celebration to mark Christmas amid the ongoing Israel Gaza war. Worshippers lit candles and prayed at the nativity scene, with the figures standing ...

It isn't the jolliest of images, but come Christmastime I often think of my great-great-grandfather, Mika'il Dabdoub, docking in Victorian Manila in 1886 after arriving on a steamship from Singapore.

JERUSALEM — Following two years of subdued Christmas celebrations due to the ongoing Hamas-Israel war, this year the holiday will be celebrated in the Holy Land in all its splendor, especially in ...