JERUSALEM — Following two years of subdued Christmas celebrations due to the ongoing Hamas-Israel war, this year the holiday ...

A church in Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus, is receiving attention for its decision to redesign its Christmas nativity scene to reflect the impact of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Just ...

Bethlehem will resume its Christmas celebrations this year following a two-year pause due to the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict ...

Palestinian rights activists and advocacy groups are calling on "Jeopardy!" to apologize after stating that the Church of the Nativity is in Israel and not the Palestinian territories. Palestinian ...

A basic nativity scene has been laid out in Bethlehem using rubble and razor wire to mark the Christmas celebration, while the Israel-Hamas war continues in the background. Baby Jesus' swaddle could ...

Banksy wants people celebrating Christmas to consider what's happening in present-day Bethlehem. The elusive street artist's latest work features a "modified Nativity" scene: Joseph and Mary kneeling ...

The play was written by poet Langston Hughes, who was part of the Harlem Renaissance. The first act will feature the nativity story of Jesus' birth, with gospel music. Aiyara Best will portray Mary ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- Israel and the Palestinians agreed to move all but 13 Palestinians from the embattled Church of the Nativity sometime early today, a key step in ending the five-week siege, an ...

The birth of Jesus, the Israel-Hamas war and Erie's problems of homelessness and young people shooting each other will all be the focus of Erie Theater Co.'s 2023 production of "Black Nativity." ...