The Magi then travel to Bethlehem (Matthew 2:8), where they see the star again, which seems to point to the place where the child is (Matthew 2:9–10). The early church father Irenaeus saw this ...

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“A Visit to Bethlehem,” a live reenactment of the time and birth of Jesus, will take place at the church on Cumberland Road from 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 7, 8, 14 and 15, “The church transforms the ...

According to Anna, about 70% of Bethlehem’s economy relies on tourism. With widespread closures and travel bans, families continue leaving for places like Spain, citing the need for jobs and a ...

Historic Bethlehem Museums and Sites, a nonprofit that oversees several locations that make up Bethlehem’s UNESCO-recognized ...

The U.S. gained its 26th UNESCO World Heritage Site this summer. The Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Moravian settlement joined three other Moravian settlements in Germany, Denmark and Northern Ireland ...

On Bethlehem's Manger Square, Christmas decorations and pilgrims are notably absent for a second wartime festive season in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city. The Church of the Nativity that ...

Welcome to (o little town of) Bethlehem, Wales. As the carol says, it's definitely little, although not exactly a town, and also pretty still with plenty of silent stars going by in the wide ...