Palestine consists of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and has borders with Egypt, Israel and Jordan plus a long Mediterranean coast. The town of Bethlehem celebrates Christmas 3 times a year – on December 25 as per western tradition, on 6 January as per the Greek Orthodox Church and on 18 January as per the Armenians. Palestine
Image accompanying a short story describing how an old shepherd discovers a young mother about to give birth in a manger and helps to deliver her baby boy
The Journey to Bethlehem
Gloria Anderlini   The old shepherd stumbled across the threshold, bringing his two little lambs in out of the cold. Bundled tightly under his coat, close to his body, they...