The entry of the jubilee cross into the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth on Dec. 29 marked the opening of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope in the Holy Land.

The story of the Israeli war on Gaza can be epitomized in the story of the Israeli war on Beit Lahia, a small Palestinian ...

inside Bethlehem’s Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church. There, the baby Jesus, swaddled in a Palestinian keffiyeh, rests ...

The Christmas spirit in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ, was festive yet overshadowed on Christmas Eve by the grim realities of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Pa ...

The church is located at 328 N. Swope St. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Scripture: John 10:11-18; sermon: “Jesus Is the Good Shepherd;” ...

NEW PALESTINE — The ordination and installation of Brady D. Gurganious is set for 2 p.m. Dec. 28 at Zion Lutheran Church and ...

Christmas marks the birth of Jesus of Nazareth over 2,000 years ago in Bethlehem, Palestine, in what is now the Israeli Occupied West Bank. The occasion is both solemn and ...

Robert “Bob” Washabaugh, age 82, of Columbiana, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2024, at Covington Skilled Nursing & ...

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

Faith leaders and residents in Bethlehem are grappling with how to mark the festive holiday while fellow Palestinians ...

Public celebrations of Christmas have been cancelled for a second year because of the war in Gaza. Palestinian Christians are ...