Israeli forces kill Palestinian man, wound three family members near Bethlehem
A Palestinian young man was killed, and three of his family members were seriously injured in an attack…
Shuttered Stores, Canceled Pilgrimages: Can Bethlehem’s Christians Survive Another Easter?
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Every year before Easter, Elias Hazin’s phone would ring with pilgrims booking trips to visit…
Palestinian Christians defiant in Lent amid Israeli persecution
Palestinian Christians are increasingly being prevented from accessing their holy places [Getty] As Lent begins and Palestinian Christians mark…
Christmas under occupation: Israeli attacks against Palestinian Christians | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Palestinian Christians have gathered at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem for the first time since Israel’s…
Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since start of Gaza war
Scouts marched under a clear blue sky in Bethlehem on Wednesday, as the Palestinian city emerged from the…
Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since Gaza war
Hundreds of worshippers gathered for mass at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on Wednesday night as…
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…
Bethlehem lights up as Christmas spirit returns after two-year war hiatus
Bethlehem (West Bank): Thousands of people gathered at Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve, marking a vibrant return…
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…
Thousands flock to Bethlehem to revive Christmas spirit after 2 years of war in Gaza | World News
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families…
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…