Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories — Christians ... must not have the final word,” he said. Pope Francis marked Christmas Eve on Tuesday with a special ceremony launching Jubilee 2025, a ...

Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday (December 24, 2024) in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The excitement and cheer that typically ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The excitement and cheer that typically ...

Nuns walk along the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The excitement and cheer that ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The cheer that typically descends on ...

on Christmas Eve, though the usual crowds are not expected (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) “Always the message of Bethlehem is a message of peace and hope,” said Mayor Anton Salman. “And these ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their ...

First there was Christmas Eve … and then a new celebration was ... Some 2,000 years ago, on a holy night in Bethlehem as stars were brightly shining, a young woman gave birth to a baby and ...