On Aug. 3, Sabeen Rahil and Elias Johny Al Arja, two young Christians from Bethlehem, were officially engaged. According to ancient tradition there, engagements are a public act and already bind ...

where Christians, Muslims and visitors from around the world usually gather to celebrate. Bethlehem will stand dark and deserted – a poignant reflection of the suffering endured by the ...

“I see God in the rubble,” said Munther Isaac, the Palestinian pastor of a landmark Lutheran church in Bethlehem, the West Bank town revered by Christians as Jesus’ birthplace. “And Christ ...

JERUSALEM — A leading evangelical Christian leader, the Rev. Johnnie Moore, accused Hamas of pulling the plug on Christmas lights and festivities in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ.

Kirk asked the student at one point: “As me as a Christian, do you think it would be safe for me to walk the streets of Bethlehem without armed guards?” When the student confidently answered ...

(RNS) — A year ago, the Rev. Munther Isaac, pastor of Christmas Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, joined other Christian leaders in abruptly canceling Christmas ...

Another Bleak Christmas in Bethlehem as Christian Families Quit West Bank By Mustafa Abu Ganeyeh BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - For a second year running, there is no Christmas cheer in ...

And it's nice that Muslims can come and share the experience together with Christians too." It's a typical scene in Bethlehem's town square these days, where foreign tourists are conspicuously ...

Pope Francis prays in front of a nativity scene crafted in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, as he arrives for a meeting with the donors of the fir tree set up in St. Peter’s Square as a ...