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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 is home to the Church of the Nativity, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus. Christmas, normally the West Bank town's busy tourist season, was quiet and subdued this year. Bethlehem ...

in the Latin Church of St. Catherine, part of the complex of the Basilica of the Nativity. On the afternoon of Jan. 6, three Franciscan friars portray the Magi in Bethlehem. After the Second ...

3:32 Bethlehem cancels Christmas celebrations due to Israel-Hamas conflict The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in the West Bank is a sacred site for the two and a half billion Christians ...

On April 2, as Israeli tanks rolled into Bethlehem, some 200 Palestinians - many of them armed - stormed into the fabled Church of the Nativity. They remained there for 39 days, as the standoff ...

A Nativity scene made by artisans from Bethlehem was the source of controversy ... “Today, we consecrate once again our Church, our diocese, our land to Our Lady, Queen of Palestine,” Cardinal ...