In-depth: Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ, marked a sombre Christmas for the second year running as Israel's brutal war ...

“People are exhausted.” Bethlehem’s Manger Square, like last year, will remain devoid of Christmas lights, a tree, or festive markets. In early Advent, the patriarchs and leaders of ...

Bethlehem, the West Bank city where Jesus Christ was born, was uncharacteristically silent on Christmas Day. Gone was the ...

Pope Francis called for "arms to be silenced" around the world in his Christmas address on Wednesday, appealing for peace in ...

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

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

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

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.

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

Christmas revellers around the world donned red and white Santa hats, offered meals to the homeless and lit candles on ...

Christians gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday to mark a solemn Christmas ...