In Bethlehem, the West Bank town ... a pilgrimage site for Christians the world over, ... Gaza’s Christian population numbered about 3,000 when Hamas took over the narrow Mediterranean strip in ...

Not only Christian women but also many Muslim women, who regard Mary as a model of feminine virtue, make pilgrimages here. The depiction of Our Lady of the Milk inside the Milk Grotto in Bethlehem.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — I discovered first-hand what it’s like to be surrounded by the eerie silence of Christmas at Christianity’s holiest sites during the Mideast war. I set out earlier ...

Instead of pilgrimages, what little tourism that has come to Bethlehem over the past 14 months of the war has involved mostly non-Israeli history buffs from neighboring countries. Inside the ...

Christian and Muslim families enjoy taking family photos in front of these municipal Christmas trees. This year, Bethlehem’s Manger Square is dark in front of the Church of the Nativity.