The Christian leaders' statement contextualizes reports from earlier this month quoting Bethlehem civil authorities on the decision to take down Christmas decorations in the area. Michele Burke ...

When that church was partially destroyed by an Israeli missile, killing 18 Christian women, men and children, it was a terrible blow for their relatives in Bethlehem. Their sorrow is expressed by ...

open image in gallery Bethlehem will only celebrate Christmas with small religious rites this year (Nicholas Blincoe) There will be no parades, trees or lights in Bethlehem this year – only ...

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 ...

In the mid-1700s a Welsh woman named Mary Penry was accepted into the Moravian Community of Bethlehem ... married and single people alike. Numerous religious scholars have questioned the viability ...

Bethlehem is not in the Gaza Strip, but it’s not far away and Christmas celebrations and illuminations are mostly cancelled here. The war has turned into a famine and disease war. There are ...

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 ...

"The emigration out of Bethlehem is increasing daily and monthly, and ... this has a negative impact on the city," Thaljieh said. Christian communities have been in decline across the Middle East ...