Bethlehem (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – With no Christmas tree or decorations adorning the Church of the Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, holiday cheer was absent in the ...

Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional ... when a Colorado newspaper mistakenly printed a phone number for Santa that connected kids to the joint U.S. and ...

Palestinian scouts hold signs before the arrival of Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem to attend Christmas events, near the Church of Nativity in the Old City of Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West ...

BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories (AFP)— Christians gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday to mark a solemn Christmas overshadowed by war, as Pope ...

But as Bethlehem prepares to mark its second Christmas under the shadow of the war in Gaza, there are almost no tourists, leaving the Nativity Store and other businesses unsure of how much longer ...

A boy waits outside a souvenir shop near the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Saturday Dec. 21 ...

hristmas commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem more than 2000 years ago. The joy of Jesus’ birth colors the world on Christmas Day. Symbols and decorations for Christmas are not ...

A priest walks in the virtually empty Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem -- thousands would normally visit the church ahead of Christmas ...

A priest walks in the virtually empty Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem -- thousands would normally visit the church ahead of Christmas — AHMAD GHARABLI On Bethlehem's Manger ...

On Bethlehem's Manger Square, Christmas decorations and pilgrims are notably absent for a second wartime festive season in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city. The Church of the Nativity that ...

Bethlehem fell silent on Monday, with no Christmas tree, no caroling, as the ongoing attack by Israel in West Bank left hotels, restaurants and souvenir shops deserted. Bethlehem, considered the ...

Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem were canceled amid the Israel-Hamas war. Bethlehem is home to the Church of the Nativity, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus. Christmas, normally the West ...