We are in the place where Jesus was born, and it is imperative that every person in the world who loves Jesus to help the ...

An Israeli sniper wounded Saturday a Palestinian in Bethlehem’s besieged Church of the Nativity amid an apparent ... president's Ramallah compound on talks with Israel aimed at ending the ...

“This year, we limited our joy,” Bethlehem mayor Anton Salman told the AFP news agency. Prayers, including the Church of Nativity’s ... the territory to work in Israel, causing the economy ...

“Sometimes they come to the shop and say, ‘I’m happy to be in Bethlehem, Israel,’” he said. Outside the Church of the Nativity, Greek Orthodox priest Issa Thaljieh said Bethlehem was ...

In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza Strip to see how people huddled inside were coping with a devastating war.

Bethlehem’s Manger Square in front of the Church of the Nativity is largely deserted, and souvenir shops are shuttered. Once again, there are no plans to put up the traditional lighted Christmas ...

Pope Francis suggested the global community study whether Israel ... Nativity Scene and Christmas Tree inauguration in December in St. Peter’s Square. The piece, titled “Nativity of Bethlehem ...

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 ...

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis arrives to celebrate mass in Manger Square next to the Church of the Nativity, believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem ...