However, an angel appeared to him in a dream, reassuring him not to be afraid. Jesus was born in Bethlehem to Mary and Joseph. This story is recounted in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke ...

Hundreds of worshippers, both Palestinians and foreigners, attended the Midnight Mass at the Church of Nativity in the West Bank. The regular cheering was absent, and no Christmas tree or ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The cheer that typically descends on ...

BETHLEHEM: Hundreds of people gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the Christian holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday (Dec 24) to mark another solemn Christmas overshadowed by the war in Gaza.

Well, not *** lot of detail was provided about the specifics of the call between Netanyahu and Trump. But there's enough there that we can kind of read between the lines and understand the ...

According to the Gospel of Matthew, the Star of Bethlehem guided three Magi, or wise men, to Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago. After consulting with King Herod of Judea, the men followed the star to ...

Bethlehem (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – On Bethlehem's Manger Square, Christmas decorations and pilgrims are notably absent for a second wartime festive season in the Israeli-occupied West ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Members of the choir at Central Moravian Church sing at a “Lovefeast” service in Bethlehem, Pa., on ...

A Bethlehem man was arrested Tuesday after an attempted robbery Monday outside a Bethlehem Township shopping center, according to police. Township police said in a news release that officers were ...

A 21-year-old man was arrested after attempting to rob another man Monday afternoon at a Bethlehem Township shopping center, police said. Zymaire Tayron Greene of Easton is charged with felony ...

Pennsylvania's Bethlehem: the City Founded by Moravians on Christmas Eve Keeps Its Traditions Alive BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city ...

It’s a hotly debated topic in astronomy: what was the “Star of Bethlehem” or “Christmas Star?” Go outside this week, and you’d be forgiven for answering “planet” because there are ...