The Head of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land ... criticised Israel’s actions in its ongoing war. Christmas time is usually one of high tourism for the historical city of Bethlehem.

Catholic bishops in the Holy Land prayed for “the ability to hope again” after “a prolonged time of trial and tribulation” in ...

In light of the war, the Holy Land’s patriarchs ... “For us, Bethlehem is part of the Palestinian heritage, and as a result of what’s going on in Gaza, and Israel’s continuous attacks ...

The Christmas spirit in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ, was festive yet overshadowed on Christmas Eve by the grim realities of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Pa ...

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa visited Gaza on Sunday 22 December. He presided at a Mass ...

Friar Ibrahim Faltas, vicar of the Custody of the Holy Land, in Bethlehem, West Bank ... work in Christian tourism or are employed in Israel, are out of work due to the war.

The war, the violence in the occupied West Bank it has spurred and the lack of festivities has deeply hurt Bethlehem’s ...

With no Christmas tree or decorations adorning the Church of the Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, holiday ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — In the little town of Bethlehem, Christmas this year is barely a whisper. Palestinian scouts paraded through the streets but without their traditional instruments of drums ...

Bethlehem is an important center in the history of Christianity, but Christians make up only a small percentage of the ...

Bethlehem prepared Tuesday to mark ... of the roughly 14 million people spread across the Holy Land. There are about 182,000 in Israel, 50,000 in the West Bank and Jerusalem and 1,300 in Gaza ...