Before the celebration, Father Haifawi welcomed attendees, including official and diplomatic figures, as well as believers, ...

Speaking of nice, there's a surprisingly sacred allusion at the end of "Ode to Joy." While the episode ends with loss, the ...

Bethlehem is an important center in the history of Christianity, but Christians make up only a small percentage of the ...

We string our lights, trim our trees, talk about the holiday, hear recorded songs mentioning the birth of Jesus... But how ...

The city of Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, will not have the usual ...

Dr. Lewis Shepherd, vice president for community and intercultural engagement, shared a Christmas message with campus at our last chapel service of the semester.

Pope Francis prayed that the Jubilee Year may become “a season of hope” and reconciliation in a world at war and suffering ...

Southern Baptists kick off December by observing a Week of Prayer for International Missions before the annual Lottie Moon ...

Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in ...

Once upon a time, long, long ago, there lived a young lady named Mary. Mary was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph. Before they were wed, and while she was still a virgin, Mary was found to ...

Herald editorials from that decade reminded readers of the reason for celebrating, of happy times with friends and family, ...

It's another Christmas in Bethlehem with the war still raging in Gaza. Palestinians in the city believed to be the birthplace of Jesus are hurting after more than a year of war.