Vatican Secretary of State Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin Monday held a meeting with papal representatives in the Middle ...

JESUS of Nazareth, a most extraordinary Jew, was born in what was later called Palestine. There, he grew up and brought a ...

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

“Jesus will be born in Gaza too — he will come to the altar and into our hearts,” he said. The children decorated the church’s Christmas tree, placing ornaments while offering prayers for ...

the only Catholic church in Gaza, according to ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner. At the press conference, the cardinal said he wanted to announce again that Jesus was born “for ...

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 ...

At Christmas, I pray that Jesus grants us this light," he said. The visit marked the second time when the cardinal was able to join the Gaza community and their parish pastor, Father Gabriel ...

The Christmas editorial on Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” is a hopeful message for us all (“The lesson of the light in ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — 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 ...

“The light that was born when Jesus Christ was born here is the light ... but people are in Gaza who don’t have anything to celebrate,” he said. Rony Tabash, the third-generation owner ...

(AP Photo/Leo Correa) BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional ...