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 ...

A 2,000-year-old ring that was unearthed 50 years ago near Jerusalem may well have been worn by Pontius Pilate ...

“Bethlehem is the capital of Christmas. It’s supposed to be the best time of the year ... For the second Christmas in a row, ...

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 Zacharia ...

Pope Francis suggested the global community study whether Israel's military campaign in Gaza constitutes a genocide of the ...

War seldom has true victors – and for Bethlehem, where tourism once accounted for approximately 70 per cent of income, the ...

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

FILE - Pope Francis prays at Israel's separation barrier on his way to a mass in Manger Square next to the Church of the ...