The nation’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site is Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it’s not hard to see why it gained the designation: it’s home to an incredible Colonial history and a living heritage ...

Imtiaz Tyab is a CBS News senior foreign correspondent based in London and reports for all platforms, including the "CBS Evening News," "CBS Mornings," "CBS Sunday Morning" and CBS News 24/7. He has ...

The historic Moravian District in Bethlehem was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage Site list in 2024 When I first visited ...

Christmas in Bethlehem, PA isn’t just about twinkling lights and that cozy small-town holiday feeling—though there’s plenty of that, too. What really makes this place special is the way its history, ...

Odette Al Sliby, a Bethlehem resident, has sung in choirs since she was seven years old, but she said few things compare to being able to sing in the grotto at the midnight Mass. “It’s very holy, the ...

Encouraged by a ceasefire brokered between Israel and Hamas in October, Bethlehem brought back its annual Christmas celebrations. After a pause of two years, Manger Square lit up again with parades, ...

FADEL: The city is nestled in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and is a place where people from around the world have long gathered to celebrate Jesus' birth. NPR's Hadeel Al-Shalchi was at the ...

Thousands flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve, the spot where Christians believe Jesus was born. It's in the occupied West Bank, and celebrations were canceled over the last two ...

Christmas celebrations returned this year to both Bethlehem and Nazareth, but the season is unfolding very differently in the two cities that sit at the heart of Christianity — Bethlehem, the ...