A worshipper walks through the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve ...

Bethlehem is marking another somber Christmas Eve under the shadow of war in Gaza. Manger Square lacked its usual festive ...

Bethlehem is an important center in the history of Christianity, but Christians make up only a small percentage of the ...

Local residents share stories of faith and resilience as the city’s economic and social struggles grow amid the ongoing war.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The cheer that typically descends on ...

Christians gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday to mark a solemn Christmas ... Pope Francis marked Christmas Eve with a special ceremony launching Jubilee ...

Here's the latest for Wednesday December 25th: Passenger plane crash in Kazakhstan; Somber Christmas Eve in Bethlehem; Trump promises to vigorously pursue capital punishment; Volcanic eruption in ...

Christian communities observe the day with special church services, including Midnight Mass, which commemorates the nativity in Bethlehem. Also, Christmas Eve is a night of cosy traditions ...

Most of the Polish Christmas ... Eve, which is usually celebrated with a family dinner at home. Many Poles wait until the first star appears in the sky before sitting down to eat on 24th December.

The pope invoked the Holy Door of St. Peter’s, which he opened on Christmas Eve to launch the 2025 Jubilee ... his family would travel to the West Bank town of Bethlehem, the traditional ...

This year’s Vatican Nativity scene, designed by two artists from Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem ... the Vatican Nativity scene until Christmas Eve, but it was put there early to ...