After visiting the manger in Bethlehem (last week’s article) on a study tour of Israel, our instructor took us to the shepherds’ field where tourists are usually taken. But as a biblical archaeologist ...
Whether the infant is the long-awaited Messiah remains a subject of debate, but few in Bethlehem deny that something ...
Christmas should be the busiest time of the year for the shopkeepers of Manger Square, but the birthplace of Jesus is now a ...
Actors portray a family of shepherds who were just told by an angel of Jesus Christ's birth in a manger in Bethlehem during a performance of "Living Bethlehem," a live nativity, at the American Fork ...
Bethlehem's Christmas celebrations have restarted - for some they represent hope but for others they are painful.
The little town of Bethlehem usually teems with pilgrims this time of year, but the Holy Land is closed to international visitors for a second Christmas in a row due to the pandemic. What are people ...
Palestinian girls wear Santa hats on a class trip to Manger Square outside of the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, Dec. 17. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill) Twelve years ago, on Christmas Eve, I ...