A church in Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus, is receiving attention for its decision to redesign its Christmas nativity scene to reflect the impact of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Just ...

Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - The increase of pilgrims and tourists to Bethlehem continues, the Palestinian city where Jesus was born, and also for this reason the Presidential Committee of Churches ...

Every year at Christmas, the hilltop town of Bethlehem comes alive with holiday cheer. Parades light up the cobblestone alleyways around the Church of the Nativity, built over the grotto where Jesus ...

‘We receive Christmas with sorrow, pain, and suffering. Parents are ashamed to buy gifts for their children, when a lot of families cannot provide the basic needs for them.’ The road leading from ...

New sites have been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List: Birthplace of Jesus: the Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Palestine); Site of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: ...

In “mourning and honor” of Palestinians killed in Gaza, the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, has announced the cancellation of traditional Christmas ...

Every other year, Raeda Mansour comes to America for a parish nurse conference. Since 2007, she has been the only parish nurse in the Holy Land, serving at Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, ...

From Beit Hanina, a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem, Simon Azazian shared similar feelings. He is grateful the ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The season of giving has many reflecting on those stuck in the grips of violence and unrest. In his own Christmas Eve homily, Pope Francis prayed for peace in Palestine, ...