And the star high in the sky, a beacon of hope in Christmas City, is still a guide for many waiting with joyful anticipation to celebrate the birth of our Savior.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- Tens of thousands of tourists and Christian pilgrims packed the West Bank town of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations Saturday, bringing warm holiday cheer to the ...

The city of Bethlehem is in dire straits. Christmas is the busiest time of year in the birthplace of Jesus, packed with pilgrims and tourists. But the streets are empty with the war in Gaza raging.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank >> The typically bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town Sunday after Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war.

A cross is held during Christmas celebrations outside the Church of Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Monday.

City leaders say they want people to search for the star, because in doing so, they'll explore all of what Bethlehem has to offer. "Our Christmas initiative this year, we decided to have a little ...