For a second straight year, the war raging in Gaza has kept pilgrims and tourists away from Bethlehem in the occupied West ...

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

For the second year in a row, Christmas arrived for the Christian community in the Gaza Strip without celebrations, as daily ...

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

As Hannukah and Christmas coincide, pontiff uses his annual 'Urbi et Orbi' address to urge 'all peoples and nations... to ...

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

Iran has justified its attacks on Israel following Tel Aviv's admission of its role in the assassination of Hamas leader ...

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

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

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

Pope Francis has denounced the “extremely grave” humanitarian situation in Gaza while appealing for the release of captives ...

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