BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating ...

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On Christmas Eve in 1223, in cave near the cliffside village ... There will be no Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem this year. Shaimaa Khalil reports from the birthplace of Jesus.

2023 | 11:13 PM Gaza's deadliest ever war cast a pall of gloom over Bethlehem on Christmas Eve Sunday, as the death toll spiralled and Israel shifted its strikes to the besieged territory's south.

In a normal year, Bethlehem would be a “city full of ... will still come to deliver his traditional midnight mass on Christmas Eve, but with pilgrims staying away and access to the city ...

This tradition commemorates the Star of Bethlehem, which according to the New Testament ... According to an old Polish legend, animals are granted the gift of speech on Christmas Eve as a reward for ...

Their gentle Christmas lullaby, “A Cradle in Bethlehem,” dates from 1952. When Nat King Cole recorded this song on his 1960 album, The Magic of Christmas, it became an instant classic ...

musical journey. Christmas at Concordia: Journey to Bethlehem is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV ...

After leading the effort since 2020, outgoing director Annamarie Jakubielski has announced she will step down to focus on ...

Jesus was born in Bethlehem because Joseph and Mary had ... held as well as candlelit services and midnight masses on Christmas Eve. The wise men brought Jesus gifts of gold, as well frankincense ...