On Bethlehem's Manger Square, Christmas decorations and pilgrims are notably absent for a second wartime festive season in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city. The Church of the Nativity that ...

Christmas celebrations of the Eastern Orthodox churches began in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Saturday. Syrian Orthodox Patriarchal Vicar of the Holy Land and Jordan, Archbishop Mar Swerios ...

BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories (AFP)— Christians gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday to mark a solemn Christmas overshadowed by war, as Pope ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank —Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The cheer that typically descends on the ...

For a second year running, there is no Christmas cheer in Bethlehem. Tourists are shunning the city, and many residents are seeking a way out as the war in Gaza grinds on. Bethlehem’s Manger ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The excitement and cheer that typically ...

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads a Christmas procession outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem — HAZEM BADER Christians gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the ...