Bethlehem was very busy, but Mary and Joseph finally found a stable to stay in. This is where Jesus, who was the most important gift that God has ever given to the world, was born. The first ...

The Church of the Nativity is the oldest Christian church still in daily use, but not all scholars are convinced that Jesus of Nazareth was born in Bethlehem. Only two of the four Gospels mention ...

was welcomed to Bethlehem on Saturday by a procession of marching bands and taken to the Church of St Catherine, next to the Church of the Nativity where tradition says Jesus was born. Some ...

Nevertheless, it’s that time of year; when like clockwork, some pro-Palestinian activists have again begun unleashing social media posts claiming that Jesus – born in Bethlehem – was a ...

Here in Jerusalem and on lands nearby are the stony hills where Jesus walked and taught and ... spend with the family in Jerusalem. He is from Bethlehem, in the West Bank, so his identity papers ...

Instead, a nativity scene, which shows a newborn Jesus surrounded by big rocks ... "I've been a priest in this church for 12 years. I was born in Bethlehem, and I've never seen it like this ...

Christmas in Bethlehem was solemn, somber and lonely in 2023, and will be again this year, he said. “There will be no ...

According to the Gospel accounts in Matthew and Luke, Jesus was born in Bethlehem, a town now in the West Bank and under Palestinian control. But in A.D zero it was known primarily as being the ...

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Mary, a virgin of Bethlehem ... of Jesus, thus affirming the Davidic descent so important in Matthew’s genealogy. The dream message parallels an episode in Josephus’ Antiquities where Moses’ father is ...