Protesters gathered Thursday night on East Third Street in Bethlehem, a day after Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

Remi Benali / Corbis Feuding monks at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem don't just cast the first stone—they stockpile rocks in anticipation of future altercations. Several holy men landed ...

"I would like to send a message from Bethlehem to come to see the people who live here, who protected the Church of the Nativity where Jesus was born and where the light came out," says Father ...

Bethlehem lies 10 kilometres south of the city of Jerusalem, in the fertile limestone hill country of the Holy Land. Since at least the 2nd century AD people have believed that the place where the ...

US President Joe Biden is visiting the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus. Biden, a devout Roman Catholic, stopped by the church Friday after ...

The traditional Christian procession arrived in Bethlehem, the birthplace of ... walked the last stretch of the way to the Church of the Nativity. He was received by Christian representatives.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — It isn’t subtle ... The flagstone plaza facing the Church of the Nativity, a pilgrimage site for Christians the world over, is usually bustling at this time of year ...

Christmas Eve in Bethlehem is quiet this year - no giant tree at the Church of the Nativity, no carols in Manger Square. Churches in the Holy Land officially canceled Christmas celebrations due to ...

The grotto is under Bethlehem’s large Church of the Nativity, which was built in the fourth century after Constantine’s mother, Helena, identified it as the right site for the miraculous moment.

Directions to major Catholic shrines in Bethlehem: Manger Square, Church of Nativity, Milk Grotto Church. Credit: Marinella Bandini However, the Status Quo, a set of rules that has regulated ...