The video is from late October 2022, not December 2024, and was recorded outside of a church in Beit Sahour, a small town ...

Our commitment this Christmas is to rebuild our trust and renew our hope for life here in Bethlehem and throughout Palestine, ...

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

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem arrives in Bethlehem for Eastern Christmas The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, ...

For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to war in Gaza.

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

I used to take tourists on tours in Jerusalem and Bethlehem, but everything changed.” Anna criticized polarized narratives about the conflict, saying, “I am against any form of violence ...

On Christmas Eve 2024, Bethlehem’s usually vibrant streets were uncharacteristically subdued. The checkpoint from east Jerusalem was almost empty, and those arriving by car found few shops open.

“We don’t feel happy.” Bethlehem is an important center in the history of Christianity, but Christians make up only a small ...

Bethlehem's Christmas celebrations are subdued due to the ongoing conflict in Gaza, affecting tourism and local economy.

the Church of Jerusalem, without pilgrims is not complete”. “I have to say that Christmas in Bethlehem is always nice, but this time is the second year we have a sad Christmas in Bethlehem ...