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 Jesus was born. It was a bold protest against Israel’s ground ...

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

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 ...

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.