A doll representing the infant Jesus in St. Catherine's, the Franciscan church in the town of Bethlehem. David Silverman/Getty Images Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West ...

“When a foreigner resides among you, do not mistreat them” and “Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers” were parts of the many biblical verses inscribed on handheld signs as around 100 people ...

We’re in the final week of Advent. Two weeks away, we reflected how Mary, in her first trimester, “hastened” to Ein Karem to help Elizabeth, in her third trimester. John the Baptist is now almost six ...

The Jefferson City community's annual Journey to Bethlehem begins Wednesday. The nativity event is to be held each evening through Friday. Presented at Capital City Christian Church, 1608 Swifts ...

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Rachele Birdsong has taken her 6-year-old daughter, Bexley, to Journey to Bethlehem since Bexley was 1 year old. "I bring her every year because I want her to experience what Christmas is all about," ...

Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some biblical sources, was born in this town some two millennia ago. Yet the ...