The "Nativity" story is what the holiday of Christmas ... Then comes the familiar story of the magi, the star of Bethlehem, the flight to Egypt, and Herod's slaughter of the innocents.

JERUSALEM (OSV News) – For the second year in a row, few foreign pilgrims were in attendance at the traditional Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives into the Old City of Jerusalem due to ...

or at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, which is the site where Jesus was born," he said. Maskubi's favorite place to take pilgrims is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem ...

Pope Francis prays at Israel's separation barrier on his way to a mass in Manger Square next to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ in the West Bank ...

Francesco Rutelli, who knows everything about Rome, has spoken in his books about the Possession ceremony. This is where ...

Based on the 5 B.C. springtime appearance of the Star of Bethlehem, John the Baptist was conceived in December of 7 B.C., Jesus was conceived in June of 6 B.C., John the Baptist was born in September ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Bethlehem Firefighters Union is advocating for adequate staffing after Friday's southside inferno at the 510 Flats apartment building. But the fire chief says the city has ...

A trio of local Schuylkill League boys basketball players were named to the 2025 Pennsylvania Sports Writers All-State teams.

Bethlehem School once offered education to black children during times of segregation. An official Texas historical marker now commemorates the community and its legacy. Bethlehem School students, ...

VATICAN CITY >> One of Pope Francis’s popemobiles is being transformed into a mobile health clinic for children in the Gaza ...

See which Beaver Valley boys basketball stars were named to the Pennsylvania Sports Writers 2024-25 all-state teams.

Pennsylvania's sports writers have selected their boys basketball all-state teams in each of the six classifications. Names ...