VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The Vatican had hinted the controversial keffiyeh would be put back in the Nativity scene on Christmas ...

Orthodox Christians have gathered in Bethlehem this week, the city recognised as the birthplace of Jesus, to mark Christmas.

First there was Christmas Eve … and then a new celebration was ... a young woman gave birth to a baby and laid him in a manger. The baby Jesus was a thrill of hope for a weary world, the gospel ...

On Christmas Eve, a special look at the origins of NORAD ... s Christmas holiday that commemorates the birth of Jesus in a manger in Bethlehem. News Wrap: California becomes first state to ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace ... The ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional ... and giant tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, as were the throngs ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace ... The ...