The nativity story is one of the most well-known biblical narratives, but was Jesus truly born in Bethlehem? While both Matthew and Luke place his birth there, their accounts differ significantly, and ...

Hordes of tourists and pilgrims are a common sight outside Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity ... on this spot 2,000 years ago: the birth of Jesus Christ. As the war between Israel and Hamas ...

Most people are familiar with the story of Jesus Christ’s birth. Come Christmastime, Nativity scenes in towns and churches routinely display symbols from the Biblical story like mangers, donkeys ...

Bethlehem was very busy, but Mary and Joseph finally found a stable to stay in. This is where Jesus, who was the most important gift that God has ever given to the world, was born. The first ...

Experts now question the traditional belief that Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, citing inconsistencies in historical and biblical evidence. The Bethlehem story may have been added later to ...

We live in an open-air prison, faced with numerous hardships, but we prefer to remain in Bethlehem.” A Christian faith that is never flaunted, but rooted in the land where Jesus was born, underlies ...

By Christopher Wells In his continuing catechetical series on “Jesus our Hope,” Pope Francis turned to the birth of Jesus in ...