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 ...

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 ...

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 note in the Annals of the Abbey of Worcester from 1285 A.D. points out an alignment of Jupiter and Saturn that happened at the time of Jesus’ birth. And Johannes Kepler himself touched on the ...

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 ...

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.

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, ...

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, ...