Scientists and historians are raising fresh questions over the long-held belief that Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea.

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 ...

“I see God in the rubble,” said Munther Isaac, the Palestinian pastor of a landmark Lutheran church in Bethlehem, the West Bank town revered by Christians as Jesus’ birthplace. “And Christ ...

who lives near Bethlehem, “and the church was still packed with pilgrims waiting to descend to Jesus’ believed birthplace.” No, it isn’t the field or the “little town” captured in ...

Bethlehem, now stands is where Jesus was born. One particular cave, over which the first Church was built, is traditionally believed to be the Birthplace itself. In locating the Nativity, the place ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Officials ...

The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town on Sunday, as Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war. The festive lights and ...

Bethlehem is heavily reliant for income and jobs on visitors from all over the world who come to see the Church of the Nativity, believed by Christians to stand on the site where Jesus was born.

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 ...

Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, is usually the scene of vibrant Christmas festivities, with concerts, parades and parties in addition to religious services. But church leaders in the city this ...

Some scholars argue that the emphasis on Bethlehem as Jesus's birthplace arose from the desire to link him to an ancient Hebrew prophecy. The prophet Micah predicted that the Messiah would be born ...