Bethlehem’s midnight mass places Gaza at centre of Christmas prayers
Vatican’s Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa told worshippers at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem…
Jerusalem church leaders ask Christians to pray for Holy Land this Christmas
The old city of Bethlehem at Christmas. (Photo: Getty/iStock) Jerusalem Church leaders have issued a Christmas message speaking of…
Thousands attend Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Bethlehem, the first since war in Gaza began
Thousands of people traveled from nearby towns and villages to attend Bethlehem’s annual Christmas Eve tree lighting ceremony…
On Christmas Eve, Bethlehem looks like a ghost town because of the Israel-Hamas war
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The typically bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town Sunday after…
Bethlehem plans another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and…
Christmas spirit returns to Bethlehem after ceasefire in Gaza
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — At midnight on Christmas Eve, the words of the traditional hymn “The Night…
After Gaza ceasefire, Christmas spirit returns to Bethlehem
At midnight on Christmas Eve, the hymn “Laylat al Milad” echoes in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, where…
Palestinians’ Bethlehem Christmas Festivities Dimmed by Gaza War, Emigration
On a rainy Saturday night, thousands of people gathered outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, the…
Palestinians’ Bethlehem Christmas Festivities Dimmed by Gaza War, Emigration
On a rainy Saturday night, thousands of people gathered outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, the…
Bethlehem lights Christmas tree again while conflict still echoes nearby
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Dec 8, 2025 / 17:39 pm For the past two years —…
‘Light of hope for us’: Christmas lights illuminate Bethlehem and Jerusalem for the first time in two years
Bethlehem and Jerusalem have ushered in the Christmas season with public celebrations and glittering lights for the first…
Bethlehem Christmas tree lit up for first time since Gaza war
Christmas cheer returned to the traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ as Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank lit…