We can’t manage all the time with the increasing numbers of requests.” Askarieh lamented the decline in Bethlehem’s Christian ...

The city of Bethlehem is in dire straits. Christmas is the busiest time of year in the birthplace of Jesus, packed with pilgrims and tourists. But the streets are empty with the war in Gaza raging.

A king issuing proclamations isn’t a great way of running things. On Christmas, we tell the story of how King Herod ordered ...

With no Christmas tree or decorations adorning the Church of the Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, holiday ...

Never," Pizzaballa added in a speech outside the Bethlehem Peace Center, a cultural venue. "We are stronger, we belong to light, not to darkness," he said, standing beside a Palestinian flag.

The festive spirit was subdued in Bethlehem this Christmas as ongoing violence in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank ...

The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea will host three performances for the festival Jan. 4-5, marking the event's 48th ...

six Marines were twice photographed driving a flag attached to a Japanese water pipe into Mount Suribachi, immortalizing the Battle of Iwo Jima. The Battle of Peleliu had been over for a month ...

Bethlehem marked another sombre Christmas Eve ... and so-called lone wolves that have killed under the Islamic State flag. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is said to be reflecting on his future ...