Hordes of tourists and pilgrims are a common sight outside Bethlehem’s Church ... the birth of Jesus Christ. As the war between Israel and Hamas rages around 100km (60 miles) away in Gaza ...

(RNS) — A year ago, the Rev. Munther Isaac, pastor of Christmas Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem ... the Bible says ...

“Bethlehem is the capital of Christmas. It’s supposed to be the best time of the year ... For the second Christmas in a row, ...

This suggests that no heir is living or available in the prophet’s time. Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem enables Matthew to link his coming to Micah’s hopes for Israel’s restoration. Mt. 2:17-18 cites ...

For a second year running, there is no Christmas cheer in Bethlehem. Tourists are shunning ... is revered by Christians as the birthplace of Jesus. The site now sits in the Israeli-occupied ...

Pope Francis blessed an effort to transform the vehicle he used when he visited the West Bank in 2014 into a mobile health ...

Pope Francis suggested the global community study whether ... from Bethlehem, Johny Andonia and Faten Nastas Mitwasi. "The Pope’s inauguration of a nativity scene that showed baby Jesus cradled ...

Tour operators are seeing an uptick in interest and bookings for pilgrimages, after a fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas ... Nativity in Bethlehem, which is the site where Jesus was born ...

A vehicle designed for Pope Francis' 2014 visit to the occupied West Bank will become a mobile health clinic to treat ill and wounded Palestinian children in Gaza.