In this video, Diana visits the Church of St Catherine of Alexandria in Bethlehem, right next to the Church of the Nativity. Here, Christmas Eve Midnight Mass is celebrated every year. Below the church, the caves where St Jerome lived while he translated the Vulgate Bible can be explored.

Diana takes you to Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, built over the site where it is believed that Jesus Christ was born.

Diana von Glahn, host of The Faithful Traveler in the Holy Land, visits Shepherd’s Field in Bethlehem, the little city of Beit Sahour, where Herald Angels announced the birth of Jesus Christ to Shepherds who were tending their flock by night.