The annual challenge for clerics is to present a story listeners think they know everything about — the Son of God being born ...

For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to war in Gaza.

“Silent Night” depictions of Christ’s birth are unrealistic, as plastic as decorations that appear on lawns every December, ...

As the service concludes, those gathered reflect on the beauty and mystical nature of Christ’s birth. They hold candles and ...

Palestinian security forces deployed around the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday, as ...

In the Oct. 7 assault on southern Israel, Hamas-led militants killed about 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and took ...

The Capitol Nativity event was a testament to the freedoms enshrined in the Constitution, particularly the right to express faith in public settings.

"Christmas is the festival on which God comes to us, in a way follows us like the shepherd follows the lost sheep," says ...

For the second year in a row, official Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem are ... Bells ring out onto Manger Square as a girl scout troop sings solemnly. The sparse crowd of spectators watch ...