That economic lifeline vanished when war broke out in Gaza following the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel.

Arise, shine, Bethlehem, for the light of peace has dawned anew.” With these words, Bethlehem celebrated the traditional ...

JERUSALEM — Following two years of subdued Christmas celebrations due to the ongoing Hamas-Israel war, this year the holiday ...

Tourists and pilgrims are slowly beginning to return to Bethlehem following the implementation in October of the ...

A giant Christmas tree adorned with red and gold baubles stands in the West Bank city of Bethlehem for the first time since ...

After two somber and muted Christmas seasons, the city where Christ was born is preparing to celebrate again. The Palestinian ...

For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to ongoing war in ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank – Marching bands, children dressed as Santa Claus and clergymen in magenta skullcaps gathered in the center of Bethlehem on Sunday to celebrate Christmas Eve, doing their best to ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — A tiny wooden relic that some Christians believe to be part of Jesus' manger arrived Saturday in its permanent home in the biblical city of Bethlehem 1,400 years after it was ...

Karen Kistler karen.kistler@salisburypost.com Camp Wesley, a children’s camp in Rowan County, will once again be hosting the ...

Churches in Bethlehem are observing Christmas this year without the usual celebrations, eschewing giant trees, sparkling lights and festive carols. Christmas Eve in Bethlehem is quiet this year - no ...

Following a procession complete with marching bands and hundreds of faithful and curious onlookers, an early Christian relic completed its journey from the Vatican to Bethlehem on Saturday, just in ...