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

As war continues to devastate Gaza, Palestinians in Bethlehem cancel Christmas celebrations for the second year. Over 45,000 ...

Protests erupted in Christian neighborhoods of the Syrian capital Damascus after a Christmas tree was set on fire in another ...

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

The Christmas spirit in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ, was festive yet overshadowed on Christmas Eve by the grim ...

The historic city of Bethlehem has cancelled Christmas celebrations for the second year in a row as the majority Palestinian populations mourns the tens of thousands of people killed by Israel in Gaza ...

The city of Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, will not have the usual ...

Pope Francis prayed that the Jubilee Year may become “a season of hope” and reconciliation in a world at war and suffering ...

Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in ...

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

It's another Christmas in Bethlehem with the war still raging in Gaza. Palestinians in the city believed to be the birthplace of Jesus are hurting after more than a year of war.

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