Israeli archaeologists digging near the city of Jerusalem have discovered an ancient clay bulla, about 2,700 years old, bearing the name Bethlehem. The artifact is the only known ancient reference to ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank – Pilgrims celebrated Christmas Day Wednesday in the ancient Bethlehem church where tradition holds Jesus was born, as candles illuminated the sacred site and the joyous sound of ...

The first and oldest ancient artifact providing tangible evidence of the existence of the city of Bethlehem was discovered during archaeological excavations in Jerusalem. A clay seal, called a bulla, ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) – Christmas is just a week away and one area church is taking people to where it all began. A cast and crew of over 300 people from the English Lutheran Church in La Crosse recreated ...

Rainwater has been damaging the church%27s infrastructure and artwork for more than a century The repairs%2C being carried out by an Italian restoration company%2C will cost about %242.6 million The ...

Most of us are are at least vaguely familiar with this story – Mary and Joseph head to their hometown of Bethlehem to pay taxes to Caesar Augustus. There’s no room at the inn and their baby, a boy ...

First United Methodist Church in Palatine will host its long-running Bethlehem Marketplace Saturday, Dec. 1. Celebrating its 30th year, the church at 123 N. Plum Grove Road will be transformed into an ...

COBDEN — The streets of ancient Bethlehem came alive with Roman guards, beggars, shepherds and shopkeepers as First Baptist Church in Cobden hosted a Night in Bethlehem. Charlotte Hartline, organizer ...