The decision settled a yearlong legal battle between the congregation and church members who opposed the Rev. Kevin Johnson’s ...

The birthplace of Jesus saw a rebirth of public celebration on Christmas Day after two years of war. Since the savage Hamas ...

After two years of subdued festivities due to the war in Gaza, Christmas celebrations have returned to Bethlehem in 2025, ...

Posts from Bethlehem, Gaza, Damascus, Dubai, and beyond show celebration, strain, and political messaging unfolding side by ...

Worshippers flock square as Christmas returns to Bethlehem after years of war. Palestinians and tourists flocked Manger ...

Christmas returns to Bethlehem amid ongoing concerns over Christian population decline from 86% in 1950 to just 10% today, ...

Encouraged by a ceasefire brokered between Israel and Hamas in October, Bethlehem brought back its annual Christmas celebrations.

Bethlehem, where Christians believe Jesus was born, had canceled Christmas celebrations during the war. But on Wednesday, the giant Christmas tree returned to Manger Square, temporarily replacing the ...

Bethlehem revived its Christmas celebrations after more than two years of sombre observances, as a fragile Gaza truce allowed scouts, pilgrims and families to gather once more, while Pope Leo XIV and ...

For the past two years, Christmas in Bethlehem has been a somber affair, without the traditional festivities. But this year, ...

The exaggerated Israeli response to the brutal act by Hamas on October 7 has produced a changed international environment more supportive of Palestinian rights. As of this writing, 80 percent of UN ...