BETHLEHEM, West Bank – Just 1,500 steps from where Jesus was born was born, a chivalric order of Catholic knights is working towards a future where no newborn baby in the Holy Land will be denied a ...

Palestinian terrorists attacked Israelis, assaulted local Christians, and took over their church. The usual defenders of Holy ...

Hundreds of worshippers, both Palestinians and foreigners, attended the Midnight Mass at the Church of Nativity in the West Bank. The regular cheering was absent, and no Christmas tree or decorations ...

BETHLEHEM, — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The excitement and cheer that typically descends on the ...

While Bethlehem is not directly involved in the conflict, it continues to suffer under the weight of economic crisis, violence from Israeli settlers, and emigration. Children welcome the custos of the ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — At midnight on Christmas Eve, the words of the traditional hymn “The Night of Christmas” will ring out in the tiny grotto in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, built on the ...

Holy Family Hospital of Bethlehem delivers almost 4,000 babies each year and treats more than 500 each year at its neonatal clinic. Credit: Holy Family Hospital of Bethlehem Foundation As Pope Leo XIV ...

Christian leaders in the Holy Land, as well as Palestinian government officials, condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent speech at the United Nations General Assembly and blamed ...