For months, I had been poring over the recipes in Fadi Kattan’s wonderful new cookbook, Bethlehem: A Celebration of Palestinian ... vignettes is his nod to the Salesian Bakery, a local Christian ...

(RNS) — A year ago, the Rev. Munther Isaac, pastor of Christmas Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, joined other Christian leaders in abruptly canceling Christmas ...

Kirk asked the student at one point: “As me as a Christian, do you think it would be safe for me to walk the streets of Bethlehem without armed guards?” When the student confidently answered ...

Another Bleak Christmas in Bethlehem as Christian Families Quit West Bank By Mustafa Abu Ganeyeh BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - For a second year running, there is no Christmas cheer in ...

11—BETHLEHEM — On Saturday ... and Paul Higham have been developing their molten iron and fire performance art together over the past 30 years. They have traveled all over the globe ...

This identity is reflected in their decision to get married and remain in Bethlehem. “Jesus was born here; it needs to remain a Christian place,” Rahil said. “We hope to support the ...

The city of Bethlehem is in dire straits ... says many families have given up. The tiny Christian community here is getting smaller, he says. ISAAC MUNTHER: But those of us who stayed are very ...

Pope Francis prays in front of a nativity scene crafted in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, as he arrives for a meeting with the donors of the fir tree set up in St. Peter’s Square as a ...