BETHLEHEM, Pa. — On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas ...

On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas season ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Christmas City's official Christmas tree is now lit. The Bethlehem tree-lighting ceremony was held Friday night outside Payrow Plaza. Mayor J. William Reynolds helped with the ...

Hundreds gathered Friday night at the Payrow Plaza in Bethlehem to watch as the lights flipped on and illuminated the city’s Christmas tree, kicking off the holiday season. Santa Claus, live music, ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the traditional birthplace of Jesus since 1927. But as ...

STORY: For the second year in a row - it's another bleak Christmas season in Bethlehem. Christians venerate the city as the birthplace of Jesus. But tourists are shunning the Palestinian city in the ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Bethlehem Parking Authority (BPA), in partnership with the Downtown Bethlehem Association, has announced its 2024 Christmas season parking and transportation plan. The initiative ...

A worshipper visits the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — The Moravian Church is one of the world's oldest Protestant denominations. Its name comes from the historical provinces of Bohemia and Moravia in what is now the Czech Republic.

Members of the choir at Central Moravian Church sing at a “Lovefeast” service in Bethlehem, Pa., on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao) On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named ...