Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the occupied West Bank, observed Christmas without its customary ...

A Palestinian police woman stands guard as Greek Orthodox clergy gather in the Church of the Nativity, where Christians ...

Palestinian security forces have been deployed around the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, as the faithful prepared for ...

For the second consecutive year, the city of Bethlehem in the southern West Bank is commemorating Christmas this year without ...

Christians gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday to mark a solemn Christmas overshadowed by war, as Pope Francis led mass in the Vatican. In Bethlehem, in ...

Faith leaders and residents in Bethlehem are grappling with how to mark the festive holiday while fellow Palestinians ...

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

Hundreds gathered at the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem in the West Bank as the leader of the Catholic Church in the Holy ...

Dearth of tourism since Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack leaves West Bank city with empty streets, empty shops and empty ...

Christmas is a bleak event in Bethlehem in 2024 -- there is no traditional Christmas tree or decorations adorning the Church ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Bethlehem marked another somber ... Security forces arranged barriers near the Church of the Nativity, ...

In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI revealed a new-style nativity scene in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square. It depicted Jesus' birth ...