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 ...

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

(RNS) — A year ago, the Rev. Munther Isaac, pastor of Christmas Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem ... the Bible says Jesus was born. It was a bold protest against Israel’s ground ...

Bethlehem workshops where ... lining the streets of the town known as Jesus’s birthplace would be bustling with tourists. But since the war between Israel and Hamas began, Attalah Zacharia ...

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 ...