A woman prays before the image of Our Lady in the Milk Grotto in Bethlehem. Not only Christian women but also many Muslim women regard Mary as a model of feminine virtue and make pilgrimages here.

As Christmas approaches, carolers and nativity scenes around the world celebrate the age-old story of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem. Yet, historians and archaeologists argue that this beloved narrative ...

Christmas marked by uncertainty as war leaves shop empty In the birthplace of hope, Shibly Kando's Christmas is marked by ...

Post reporter Caitlin Doornbos hoped to take a break from the war to share the stories of Christians making their pilgrimages to the Holy Land.

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - Families and businesses around Louisiana are decorating and preparing for the Christmas season, but Emmanuel Baptist Church in Alexandria is planning a different form of ...

In its first 12 months of operation, Essentials Café has developed a caring culture while providing 8,423 meals.

I spent Christmas Eve in Bethlehem. It was a night to behold, for sure, during a memorable winter that I spent working on a kibbutz in Israel. It was what young backpackers did at the time – when it ...

Over the years people have travelled hundreds of miles to get to Bethlehem, although not so much on donkeys these days, apart from a local pilgrimage at the weekend from nearby Llandeilo.

7, 2023 is being secured at the cost of war. The ongoing war in Gaza has scared away tourists and pilgrims, forcing Bethlehem’s economy, which depends heavily on tourism and religious pilgrimage, into ...