From the dark days of the depression and until his death in 1981, Ed Ball was one of the most powerful and feared men in Florida ... Page helped African-American Bethlehem Baptist Association ...

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

The practice of olive wood carving is a pillar of the community’s economic and cultural identity dating back to the 4th century. The Star of Bethlehem that hangs overhead is made of mother of ...

Part of a series of scenes from a collection titled “Nativity of Bethlehem 2024,” the biblical tableau shows figures of the holy family carved from olive wood while baby Jesus lies atop a ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace ...

The Nativity Store in Manger Square in Bethlehem has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to pilgrims visiting the Church of the Nativity, where Christianity holds Jesus was born, ...

The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the traditional birthplace of Jesus since 1927. But as Bethlehem prepares to mark its ...

According to the Gospel of Matthew, the Star of Bethlehem guided three Magi, or wise men, to Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago. After consulting with King Herod of Judea, the men followed the star to ...

The Peeps chick drops to ring in the new year Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, during PeepsFest at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. Find out the top commercial real estate deal in the Lehigh Valley for 2024.

The Peeps chick drops to ring in the new year Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, during PeepsFest at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. ‘He had a heart of gold:’ GoFundMe launched for family of man found dead in ...