the pastor of Bethlehem’s Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church, told NBC News. Next to the altar where Isaac delivers sermons is an unusual Nativity scene: For the second Christmas in a row ...

Colm Flynn reports from Greccio, and the art historian Dr Geri Parlby explores the nativity scene’s fascinating story and enduring appeal. There will be no Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem ...

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The installation -- which shows Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus in front of a bullet-scarred concrete wall -- is on display at the artist's hotel in Bethlehem ... a nativity scene tied to a major ...

The pope said: ‘These nativity scenes remind us of those who ... This year’s nativity was designed by two artists from Bethlehem, Faten Nastas Mitwasi and Johny Adonia. In October, the ...

For the seven scenes of his new work ... A bustlingly rustic fugue hurries the shepherds towards Bethlehem, where they celebrate the Nativity in an awkward but loving dance.

Hordes of tourists and pilgrims are a common sight outside Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity in the Palestinian West Bank, along with costumed Santas and marching bands. This year, however ...