November saw the launch of an initiative, Open Bethlehem — intended to help rescue this town, at least, among all the towns on the West Bank facing isolation and collapse. By spreading word of ...

(RNS) — A century and a half after Phillips Brooks wrote this haunting carol, there is much once again to lament, fear and grieve. (RNS) — One Sunday morning, a pastor steps up to his pulpit and — ...

Watch Ruthie Ann Miles perform "O Little Town of Bethlehem" with The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra. Tony Award–winning actress Ruthie Ann Miles joins The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple ...

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With the yuletide season now nearly fully in swing, it’s time to tune up our voices again ready to sing our ever-joyful Christmas carols. “O Little Town of Bethlehem” is a cherished favorite. During ...

The Arab population receives little attention from the media. We seem to connect them to terrorism, perhaps a stereotype of them screaming “Infidel!” at non-Muslims. Growing up in the Detroit area, I ...

People across the country seek special Christmas cards at a small Kentucky town called Bethlehem. Christmas traditions come and go over generations. One tradition that may – MAY be in its last days is ...