Bethlehem, where Jesus was born, will remove its Christmas displays and cancel celebrations to honor the "martyrs" of Gaza as the Israel-Hamas war continues.

The newborn Jesus is swaddled in a kaffiyeh amid rubble in a Nativity scene expressing solidarity with the people of Gaza at the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in the West Bank city of ...

But was Jesus actually born in December? And if he wasn't, why do Christians celebrate his birth on December 25 every year? Here’s a quick breakdown of the origin of Christmas as we know it ...

City officials in the birthplace of Jesus Christ are tearing down Christmas decorations in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel's continued invasion of Gaza. Bethlehem, an ancient city located ...

The war in Gaza has prompted the city, traditionally seen as the birthplace of Jesus, to tone down its Christmas celebrations. By Yara Bayoumy and Samar Hazboun Reporting from Bethlehem in the ...

How Jesus’s Hometown Is Coping With War at Christmas Bethlehem is usually brimming with cheer—and tourists—this time of year. But the war in Gaza has turned it into a “ghost town.” ...

What Would Jesus Do for Christmas? Certainly Not This | Opinion. Published Dec 19, 2023 at 12:09 PM EST Updated Dec 22, 2023 at 11:11 AM EST. ... all perpetrated in the hijacked name of Jesus.

Our friend, Rev. Munther Isaac, a Lutheran pastor in Bethlehem, has powerfully proposed the idea that Jesus is born this Christmas not in a stable in Bethlehem, but among the wreckage of war in Gaza.

On Christmas Eve 2015, 15-year-old Zainee Hailey attended a service at her Elizabeth church, where she sang in the choir. Her family returned home to Newark and exchanged their gifts, which was ...

Here’s a quick breakdown of the origin of Christmas, when it’s estimated Jesus was born and where some of our most beloved Christmas traditions come from. What day is December 25th on in 2024?

The baby Jesus sat amid flickering candles atop a pile of busted cement and dirty stone. “This is what Christmas looks like in Palestine,” Issac said. “This is the true message.” ...