The Palestinian government had made an emergency request before the meeting for the “cultural landscape” of the ancient village of Battir, a few miles outside Bethlehem, to be on both lists.

Step back in time, over 2000 years ago, and walk the streets of ancient Bethlehem as Mary and Joseph did on the night of Christ's birth. On your journey to the site of the Nativity, you will meet ...

Most of us are are at least vaguely familiar with this story – Mary and Joseph head to their hometown of Bethlehem to pay ... “That goes back to the landscape. It’s a little different ...

The opening to two of the tombs at the Khalet al-Jam'a necropolis near the town of Bethlehem. An ancient necropolis that held as many as 100 tombs from 4,000 years ago has been discovered near ...

Jeremy Bristow discovers that an ancient Christian order is providing maternity services for some of the poorest people in the Bethlehem area ... rock-strewn desert landscape is occasionally ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Dozens of photos of smiling babies accompanied by moving testimonials line the walls of Franciscan Brother Lawrence Bode’s office in the Milk Grotto Church where ...

BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK – Workers renovating a house in the traditional town of Jesus’ birth accidentally discovered an untouched ancient tomb containing clay pots, plates, beads and the bones of ...