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…
As Iran War Dominates News, Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Say Their Struggles Continue
Two weeks into the war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran, global attention has shifted…
Bethlehem soccor pitch sparks international debate
In the Aida refugee camp, soccer is never just a game. It is a 90-minute reprieve from the…
Israeli forces uproot 200 grapevines in Bethlehem, raid West Bank towns in widening operations
Israeli forces uprooted approximately 200 long-standing grapevines in the town of al-Khader, south of Bethlehem, on Monday and…
Restoration of Bethlehem’s Grotto of the Nativity ‘a Sign of Hope and Unity’
In Bethlehem, everything is ready to begin the restoration work of the Grotto of the Nativity, which has…
Pressured by FIFA and UEFA, IDF Cancels Demolition of a West Bank Soccer Field
The Israeli Defense Forces will suspend the demolition of a soccer field in a West Bank refugee camp,…
Christmas Celebrations Are Returning to Bethlehem
The sound of bagpipes and drums could be heard early on Christmas Eve in Bethlehem this year. Scouts…
Christmas Is Back in Bethlehem, but Peace and Joy Have Yet to Arrive
A marching band played carols, a choir sang hymns and the lights adorning a giant evergreen blinked on,…
No peace for Palestinians in the land of BethlehemÂ
As Christians around the world celebrated the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, I hope they took some time…
Faithful return to Bethlehem and Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter’s | Faith
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there…
Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since Gaza war – Middle East and Africa
couts marched under a clear blue sky in Bethlehem on Wednesday, as the Palestinian city emerged from the…
Faithful return to Bethlehem and Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter’s
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there…