Hordes of tourists and pilgrims are a common sight outside Bethlehem’s Church ... the birth of Jesus Christ. As the war between Israel and Hamas rages around 100km (60 miles) away in Gaza ...

The birthplace of Jesus is marking a second subdued ... our suffering as Palestinian people.’ Bethlehem has suffered since war broke out between Israel and Hamas on October 7, 2023.

Remi Benali / Corbis Feuding monks at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem don't just cast ... believed to mark the birthplace of Jesus Christ, reflect the difficulty of housing three Christian ...

Pope Francis blessed an effort to transform the vehicle he used when he visited the West Bank in 2014 into a mobile health ...

Hours after Israel's Foreign Ministry posted a condolence for the passing for Pope Francis, it was deleted without explanation.

Bethlehem workshops where ... lining the streets of the town known as Jesus’s birthplace would be bustling with tourists. But since the war between Israel and Hamas began, Attalah Zacaria ...

For a second year running, there is no Christmas cheer in Bethlehem. Tourists are shunning ... that is revered by Christians as the birthplace of Jesus. The site now sits in the Israeli-occupied ...

Bethlehem denounced Israel’s ban on a French delegation, calling it an attack on peace efforts and international cooperation.

One of Pope Francis's popemobiles is being transformed into a mobile health clinic for children in the Gaza Strip, fulfilling ...

FILE - Pope Francis prays at Israel's separation barrier ... traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Sunday, May 25, 2014.