Given the nature of government then and now, it is painfully evident that whether Jesus had been born in our modern age or ...

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

With Christmas just around the corner, carol concerts and nativity plays will be reminding Christians everywhere about the story of Jesus' birth. However, whether you're singing 'O Little Town of ...

Our commitment this Christmas is to rebuild our trust and renew our hope for life here in Bethlehem and throughout Palestine, ...

As Christmas approaches, carolers and nativity scenes around the world celebrate the age-old story of Jesus' birth in ...

Instead of being born in a manger, Jesus might have been born at home. Rather than wise men and shepherds bringing gifts, however, the baby’s parents might have been forced to ward off visits ...

built atop the spot where Jesus is believed to have been born.” This scene is commonly associated with a funeral march rather than a Christmas parade. The absence of foreigners from Manger Square for ...

For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to ongoing war in ...

The annual challenge for clerics is to present a story listeners think they know everything about — the Son of God being born ...

The Greek word “skandalon” suggests a stumbling block, but also “a trap or snare laid for an enemy.” But there is no trap for ...