BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of ... arranged barriers near the Church of the Nativity, built atop the ...

Since the Roman Calendar Reform of 1969, the Church observes Jan. 1 as the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. This is not, ...

In Manger Square, the heart of Bethlehem where the Church of the Nativity marks the spot where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, the crowds and bustling markets are gone. Normally a giant ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — A church whose congregation has roots going back to the 19th century is closing and donating hundreds of thousands of dollars from the sale of its building to charity in a ...

A church with a history dating back to the 19th century is closing and donating nearly $400,000 from the sale of its building to charity in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a city named after the biblical ...

In 1953, he earned a doctorate in theology and began to teach at church’s seminary in Krakow ... Visiting Israel in March of 2000 he stood in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus. He overlooked the Sea ...

The smallness of God in the Eucharist and in the manger is a scandal. The all-powerful One becomes so small that he can be ...

Biblical scholar John Bergsma tells the Register, ‘the Church to this day is still about the ministry of Jubilee.’ ...

The pilgrim Magi remind us that we too are invited to be humble enough to see something new. They help us realize that there is always more to discover in God's mysteries.

Villagers are demanding the return of a baby Jesus doll after it vanished from a church nativity scene. The seasonal centrepiece outside All Saints, Eastchurch, went missing in the days after ...

He was a member of Nativity BVM Church in Media. John was a simple man who enjoyed a hot cup of coffee, reading the newspaper, watching all Philadelphia sports, listening to Elvis, and taking care ...

Tourism accounts for an estimated 70% of Bethlehem’s income — almost all ... Pizzaballa held a special pre-Christmas Mass in the Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City. Several Palestinian ...