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Morning mass was held at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on Thursday, a day after crowds of Palestinians and foreign tourists flocked onto Manger Square to attend celebrations for the first time since they were halted in solidarity with Palestinians suffering a two-year deadly war in Gaza.
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Ordained to the Catholic priesthood in June, Jimenez was watching as parishioners acted out the Nativity scene during a posada, a Latin American tradition that reenacts Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem in search of shelter.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
Palestinian scouts march ahead of the Pizzaballa's arrival near the Church of the Nativity.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
The leader of an international pro-life organization lauded the Nativity scene set up by the Vatican that highlighted the more than 25,000 babies who were not aborted this year thanks to the group's outreach initiatives.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas, which premiered on ABC on Dec. 9, brings the Nativity story to life.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025
The parish has a history of political activism in the form of demonstrations and signs, like one at the Nativity scene.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Above them loomed the Nativity façade, the only one that Gaudí had come close to finishing.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Bates said the flames also damaged a fence around the Nativity scene.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 15 July 2025
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Ordained to the Catholic priesthood in June, Jimenez was watching as parishioners acted out the Nativity scene during a posada, a Latin American tradition that reenacts Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem in search of shelter.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
Palestinian scouts march ahead of the Pizzaballa's arrival near the Church of the Nativity.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
The leader of an international pro-life organization lauded the Nativity scene set up by the Vatican that highlighted the more than 25,000 babies who were not aborted this year thanks to the group's outreach initiatives.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas, which premiered on ABC on Dec. 9, brings the Nativity story to life.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025
The parish has a history of political activism in the form of demonstrations and signs, like one at the Nativity scene.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Above them loomed the Nativity façade, the only one that Gaudí had come close to finishing.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Bates said the flames also damaged a fence around the Nativity scene.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 15 July 2025
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“The Nativity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Nativity. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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