Israeli strikes killed 13 people across Gaza as the territory's beleaguered Christian community faced a second Christmas ...

Palestinian priests share messages of hope and resistance as they celebrate a scaled-down Christmas in Jesus' birthplace ...

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

Pope Francis appealed for a cease-fire in Gaza, as he called for a global cessation of violence and peace in the Middle East, ...

Israeli bombardments and blockades threaten the existence of one of the oldest Christian communities in the world ...

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

As we mentioned yesterday, Gaza’s Christian population is estimated to be 800 to 1,000. They include both Catholics and Orthodox (the Orthodox church observes Christmas on January 7). Gaza’s Catholic ...

A heroic family-run animal sanctuary has defied the odds by “working around the clock” to save hundreds of animals suffering ...

He made the remarks a day after the start of the Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, which takes place ...

Dozens of protestors have taken part in a Christmas Day silent vigil in Belfast city centre to remember Palestinians killed ...

Public celebrations of Christmas have been cancelled for a second year because of the war in Gaza. Palestinian Christians are ...

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