We can’t manage all the time with the increasing numbers of requests.” Askarieh lamented the decline in Bethlehem’s Christian ...

Orthodox Christians have gathered in Bethlehem this week, the city recognised as the birthplace of Jesus, to mark Christmas.

The city of Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, will not have the usual trappings of the city's favorite holiday: no public Christmas tree, no raucous ...

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 Bethlehem prepares to mark its ...

Nuns walk along the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP ... because their ancestors began as a refugee church fleeing religious persecution. The Nativity is also a poignant reminder today, when the number of people fleeing ...

Sunday is Trinity United Church of Christ's final service, but the Bethlehem church's legacy of charity continues. "This is ...

(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.

This year’s Christmas celebrations in the city are limited to religious rituals and family visits. Prayers for peace On Tuesday, Bethlehem’s Christians, along with dozens of foreign pilgrims ...

The Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem are a vibrant and multifaceted affair that commences each year on the eve of December ...