BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Christmas City's official Christmas tree is now lit. The Bethlehem tree-lighting ceremony was held Friday night outside Payrow Plaza. Mayor J. William Reynolds helped with the ...

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

The star is mentioned twice, and the text implies the first sighting was at the time of Jesus's birth.

In fact, there is no Christmas tree at all. Bethlehem is facing its second bleak Christmas since the outbreak of the war in Gaza — leaving faith leaders and residents grappling with how to mark ...

For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to the ongoing war in Gaza. There will be no giant Christmas tree in Manger Square ...

On Christmas Eve 2024, Bethlehem’s usually vibrant streets ... Unlit streets, scant decorations, and the absence of a large Christmas tree gave the city a somber mood, reflecting a collective ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Bethlehem marked ... unity across all sects and religions in Syria, dismissing recent Christmas tree vandalism as “isolated incidents.” A snowstorm in the Balkans ...

For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to ongoing war in Gaza. There will be no giant Christmas tree in Manger Square ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP ... demanding protection after the burning of a Christmas tree in Hama the day before. Videos and images shared on social media showed the large, decorated tree ...

According to the Christian Christmas story, Jesus was born in a lowly stable in Bethlehem because there was no more room in the local inns. Around 2,000 years later, almost all of Bethlehem's ...

Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas ... unity across all sects and religions in Syria, dismissing recent Christmas tree vandalism as "isolated incidents." A snowstorm in the Balkans stranded ...