At midnight on Christmas Eve, the hymn “The Night of Christmas” will ring out in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, built on ...

Tourists and pilgrims are slowly beginning to return to Bethlehem following the implementation in October of the Trump-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas following two years of war in Gaza, ...

Hundreds of people packed Manger Square in Bethlehem on Saturday for the lighting of a Christmas tree. (AP video by Imad Isseid ) Trump declares Christmas Eve and Dec. 26 federal holidays: What does ...

Christmas cheer will be returning to the historic city of Bethlehem in the West Bank after a two-year pause due to the war in Gaza. Bethlehem Mayor Maher Canawati announced that festivities will ...

The city of Bethlehem, home to thousands of Christians, had foregone its annual celebrations over the past four years due to the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Gaza. Officials hope reviving ...

Palestinian workers prepare a Christmas tree in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Nov. 25, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean (RNS) — After ...

St Peter’s Square, Vatican City The heart of Catholic Christmas celebrations, St Peter’s Square hosts the Nativity scene and ...

On Wednesday, hundreds of youth gathered at Bethlehem University to participate in a march to launch Palestine Child Week. The march wound its way through the narrow streets of Bethlehem’s Old City ...

On the annual Christmas Eve celebration in Manger Square, thousands of Palestinians and internationals showed up to spread a spirit of joy and happiness on the religious occasion, which has become a ...

People walk through the rain in Manger Square, next to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be ...