Bethlehem is marking another somber Christmas Eve under the shadow of war in Gaza. Manger Square lacked its usual festive ...

Our commitment this Christmas is to rebuild our trust and renew our hope for life here in Bethlehem and throughout Palestine, ...

Amid war and loss, Bethlehem marks a somber Christmas, with prayers for peace and resilience echoing through the Church of ...

Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land, noted the shuttered shops and empty streets and expressed hope that next year would be better. “This has to be ...

Askarieh also raised concerns about rising extremism in the region. For example, in Syria, the small Christian community may ...

Bethlehem is an important center in the history of Christianity, but Christians make up only a small percentage of the ...

The Christmas spirit in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ, was festive yet overshadowed on Christmas Eve by the grim ...

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year ...

Protests erupted in Christian neighborhoods of the Syrian capital Damascus after a Christmas tree was set on fire in another ...

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa greets Christian worshippers upon his arrival to Israel’s ‘checkpoint ...

Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in ...

Munther Isaac, pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem on the occupied West Bank, stated that “the situation ...