Orthodox Christians have gathered in Bethlehem this week, the city recognised as the birthplace of Jesus, to mark Christmas.

The smallness of God in the Eucharist and in the manger is a scandal. The all-powerful One becomes so small that he can be ...

Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus ...

A mock synagogue at a Christmas festival in an Italian mountain village offered a surprising opportunity for Jewish outreach ...

Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding seven others.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — After receiving backlash from Jewish groups, the Vatican chose to not put the keffiyeh back in its ...

The festive lights and giant tree that normally decorate Manger ... where Jesus is believed to have been born. The ...

It’s hard for me to envision something like this happening to Bethlehem, especially on Christmas in ... showing empathy for those who are suffering and in need, as Jesus’ birth in a manger—bereft of ...

(BETHLEHEM, West Bank) — The Nativity Store in Manger Square ... to give birth to Jesus in a stable because there was no room at the inn. Today, nearly all of Bethlehem’s 5,500 hotel rooms ...

away from Mary and David's hometown. According to the traditional story laid out in Christian belief, Jesus was born in a manger in a town called Bethlehem of Judea. This town, about six miles ...

Nuns walk along the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus ... blow to the town’s economy. Tourism accounts for an estimated 70% of Bethlehem’s income ...