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 ...

The altar at the Sacrifice of the Mass and the manger of Bethlehem communicate and facilitate God’s approach. As we celebrate the Magi, we can learn so much from the reality they themselves were ...

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 ...

you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger” (Luke 2:10-12). If we compare the good news of the first Christmas with the current reality in Israel, one can’t miss the irony ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP ... The festive lights and giant tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, and as were the throngs of foreign tourists that usually fill the square.

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 ...