A doll representing the infant Jesus in St. Catherine's, the Franciscan church in the town of Bethlehem. David Silverman/Getty Images Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West ...
It isn’t subtle. Nor is it intended to be. Instead of a pastoral-looking Nativity scene, the creche features baby Jesus wrapped in a checkered Palestinian kaffiyeh, surrounded by jagged chunks of ...
(RNS) — The pro-Palestinian creche is intended to point out the disconnect between the idealized Bethlehem of most representations and the reality in present-day Gaza and the West Bank. (RNS) — The ...
A priest on CNN attempted to link the “story of Christmas” to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, sparking intense backlash on social media. On Christmas morning Monday, Father Edward Beck was ...
8don MSN
Treasure found near where Jesus lived is connected to forgotten Jewish uprising: archaeologists
Archaeologists in Israel recently found an ancient treasure hoard dating back more than 1,600 years – not far from where ...
Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Dec. 22, 2021. (Credit: Paul Haring/AP.) Listen ROME — The birth of the son of God in a humble stable, in the ...
A church in Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus, is receiving attention for its decision to redesign its Christmas nativity scene to reflect the impact of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Just ...
Hosted on MSN
Was Jesus really born in Bethlehem? Why the Gospels disagree over the circumstances of Christ’s birth
Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some biblical sources, was born in this town some two millennia ago. Yet the ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback