BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP ... she drew a curtain to display the dozens of wooden figures — angels, shepherds, kings carrying gifts — in a tiny landscape decorated with pebbles, wood and moss.

Among our stops was the West Bank (Palestinian) city of Bethlehem, today a city of 220,000 ... now known as the Shepherd’s Field, commemorating the shepherds who the New Testament says were ...

An angel also guided some poor shepherds to see the ... and carry replicas of the star of Bethlehem. As in Ukraine, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas on 7 January.

Hordes of tourists and pilgrims are a common sight outside Bethlehem’s Church of the ... half-finished shepherds and magi stood watch over deserted workstations. He had already been forced ...

After leading the effort since 2020, outgoing director Annamarie Jakubielski has announced she will step down to focus on ...