BETHLEHEM, West Bank — It isn’t subtle. Nor is it intended to be. Instead of a pastoral-looking Nativity scene, the creche features baby Jesus wrapped in a checkered Palestinian kaffiyeh ...

Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some biblical sources, was born in this town some two millennia ago. Yet ...

The age-old debate of Jesus Christ's origins often resurfaces around Christmas time. Experts and laymen argue over his suspected appearance and features, background, birth location - and even his ...

A look at the Jesus birth stories and comparing them to modern Bethlehem. Christians flock to the Church of the Nativity in hopes of finding the Prince of Peace in a walled city scarred by the ...

Father Issa Thaljieh, a 40-year-old Greek Orthodox parish priest at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, kneels at the spot where tradition says Jesus was born. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times ...

In Bethlehem, the home of Jesus’ birth, a season of grieving for Palestinian Christians Dec. 20, 2023 Updated Wed., Dec. 20, 2023 at 9:08 p.m. The Rev. Munther Isaac leads singing and prayers ...

Some do not mention Bethlehem or Jesus’ birth at all. The Gospels’ different views mig. A doll representing the infant Jesus in St. Catherine's, the Franciscan church in the town of Bethlehem.

In Bethlehem, the home of Jesus' birth, a season of grieving for Palestinian Christians. Laura King. December 19, 2023 at 6:00 AM. ... is usually bustling at this time of year, ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — It isn’t subtle. Nor is it intended to be. Instead of a pastoral-looking Nativity scene, the creche features baby Jesus wrapped in a checkered Palestinian kaffiyeh, ...