Palestinian worker carries a bucket containing cross models carved from olive wood to be sold during Christmas season, at a workshop in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank BETHLEHEM, West Bank ...

For those who celebrate Christmas, the nativity scene holds a special significance, particularly during the holiday season. In the Christian tradition, the familiar manger scene depicts the birth of ...

Around the corner from the spot where Jesus was born in Bethlehem, a Catholic family runs a small workshop carving Nativity scenes out of olive wood. The Zakharia Brothers woodworking factory has made ...

Classic nativity sets never go out of style. An ornate nativity feels just at home on your hearth today as it would 50 years ago. Besides all the elegant figures and rustic stable in this set, we love ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (RNS) — Artisans in and around Bethlehem specialize in carving wood from a tree that makes several appearances in the Bible. They consider the work — a millennium-old tradition — ...

A Christian businessman from Bethlehem who runs a store that sells hand-carved olive wood Nativity scenes said on a visit to Birmingham this week that tourism in the birthplace of Jesus has dried up, ...