Although the fighting and routine Israeli strikes have largely paused across the enclave since the ceasefire came into effect ...

Palestinian Christians are preparing for their first Christmas without the constant threat of bombardment and attacks after ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated the first Christmas since his election by denouncing the suffering of people of Gaza – taking shelter in tents from the “rain, wind and cold” – and by calling for the guns to ...

The 2023 and 2024 celebrations were canceled with a "broken heart and a broken soul," Bethlehem's mayor told NBC News, but ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatens retaliation after soldier wounded and dwindling Christian population of ...

For the past two years, as the war in Gaza dragged on, Christmas in Bethlehem has been a somber affair, without the ...

Christians in Israel and Palestine are celebrating Christmas for the first time in two years now that Israel and Hamas have ...

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 ...

Thousands of people traveled from nearby towns and villages to attend Bethlehem's annual Christmas Eve tree lighting ceremony ...

The most senior Catholic cleric in the Holy Land urged Palestinians “not just to survive” but to “rebuild life” in Gaza as he ...