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 ...

Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas season traditions in Bethlehem.

Church leaders in Jerusalem and the Bethlehem city council took the decision last month to forego “any unnecessarily festive” Christmas celebrations in solidarity with Gazans. The Latin ...

For a second year running, there is no Christmas cheer in Bethlehem. Tourists are shunning the city, and many residents are seeking a way out as the war in Gaza grinds on. Bethlehem’s Manger ...

Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, observed a muted Christmas celebration on Sunday amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Gaza's Health Ministry said that more than 160 people were killed over the ...

For Christians this shows that Jesus came for all people of all backgrounds ... of the star of Bethlehem. As in Ukraine, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas on 7 January.

And St. John’s Lutheran Church of Highland in McCandless wants to bring it to life this Christmas season. “A Visit to Bethlehem,” a live reenactment of the time and birth of Jesus ...