Hundreds gathered at the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem in the West Bank as the leader of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land marked the second Christmas Midnight Mass under the shadow of the ...

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, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias ...

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 ...

With no Christmas tree or decorations adorning the Church of the Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, holiday cheer was absent in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem ...

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, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias ...

Palestinian security forces deployed around the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday, as the faithful prepared for another solemn Christmas overshadowed by the war ...

Bethlehem’s Nativity Store struggles as tourism plummets due to ongoing war, leaving businesses and families in dire straits May 23, 2025 e-Paper LOGIN Account ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive-wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the traditional birthplace of Jesus since 1927. But as ...

Covid stole Christmas from Bethlehem in 2020 and 2021 following the 2019 bumper year. Celebrations revived in 2022 but were shut down last year.

A boy waits outside a souvenir shop near the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Saturday Dec. 21, 2024.