This demonstrates that Bethlehem is more than a clichéd image for Christmas cards or backdrop for school Nativity plays. It is also more than a site for foreign Christian pilgrims to visit.

Olaf Starorypinski, an Emmaus photographer who has done shoots of models with Bethlehem Steel as the backdrop, understands the allure of the site. He said artists want to capture the mighty ...

BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories - Pilgrims celebrated Christmas in the town where tradition says Jesus was born Thursday but festivities were subdued against a backdrop of violence in the Holy Land ...

Jerusalem - Gunshots echoed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip overnight, setting a sombre Christmas Day backdrop in Bethlehem as Israeli and Palestinian negotiators struggled to revive peace talks. Rain ...

Pilgrims celebrated Christmas in the town where tradition says Jesus was born Thursday but festivities were subdued against a backdrop of ... time for the holiday. In Bethlehem, the head of ...