Later Christmas or the Nativity was separated from Epiphany ... let us look for the answer to our question: “What was the Star of Bethlehem?” Many suggestions have been made.

Russian Orthodox communities across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta celebrate Slaviq — well-known in the region for its tradition of starring.

The church is topped with a star that is lit at night ... Those who do visit these two Nativity treasures can continue singing Little Town of Bethlehem’s later verses: How silently, how silently ...

With Christmas just around the corner, carol concerts and nativity ... site in Bethlehem is part of a large religious complex. Set in the marble floor of the Grotto is a silver star which ...

The little town of Bethlehem has cancelled ... Orthodox church of the Nativity, a few steps below the chancel is a small subterranean cave where a 14-point silver star on the marble floor marks ...

The "Nativity" story is what the holiday of Christmas ... Then comes the familiar story of the magi, the star of Bethlehem, the flight to Egypt, and Herod's slaughter of the innocents.

Bethlehem, the West Bank city where Jesus Christ was born, was uncharacteristically silent on Christmas Day. Gone was the usually bustling place filled with foreign tourists and pilgrims flocking to ...

The statue of the Baby Jesus rests on the silver star in the Grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem at the end of the Christmas Eve Mass on Dec. 24, 2024. Credit: Marinella Bandini As the day was ...

waves as he arrives at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (Matias ...