BETHLEHEM, West Bank — In the little town of Bethlehem, Christmas this year is barely a whisper. Palestinian scouts paraded through the streets but without their traditional instruments of drums ...

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 ...

Church leaders in Jerusalem and the Bethlehem city council took the decision last month to forego “any unnecessarily festive” Christmas celebrations in solidarity with Gazans. The Latin ...

Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas season traditions in Bethlehem.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A festive retail destination – filled with hand-crafted nutcrackers, Christmas tree ornaments, retired reindeer bells and other yuletide cheer – is coming soon to the ...

And St. John’s Lutheran Church of Highland in McCandless wants to bring it to life this Christmas season. “A Visit to Bethlehem,” a live reenactment of the time and birth of Jesus ...

The 2,000-year-old story of Jesus, Mary and Joseph is coming to face-to-face life for three nights – outside a Napa church.

There will be no Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem this year. Shaimaa Khalil reports from the birthplace of Jesus. Rev Dr Munther Isaac, Dean of Bethlehem Bible College, has created a nativity ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Crews will be removing Bethlehem Christmas Stars on the Hill to Hill Bridge on Monday morning, Feb. 24, leading to a partial road closure. The Bureau of Electrical Maintenance ...

St. John’s Lutheran Church of Highland on Cumberland Road in McCandless is hosting a realistic re-imagining of the first Christmas in “Take a Visit to Bethlehem,” on Dec. 3-4 and Dec. 10-11.