Our commitment this Christmas is to rebuild our trust and renew our hope for life here in Bethlehem and throughout Palestine, ...

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

A church whose congregation has roots in the 19th century is closing and donating hundreds of thousands of dollars from the sale of its building to charity in a Pennsylvania city named for the ...

Bethlehem, the West Bank city where Jesus Christ was born, was uncharacteristically silent on Christmas Day. Gone was the ...

While glittering Christmas decorations adorn malls and mansions across the Western world, a stark contrast emerges in ...

The U.S. gained its 26th UNESCO World Heritage Site this summer. The Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Moravian settlement joined ...

It is already the second Christmas in Bethlehem to be marked by Israel's war in Gaza. Tourists and pilgrims have stopped coming to the city almost altogether, and the economic situation seems even ble ...

Askarieh also raised concerns about rising extremism in the region. For example, in Syria, the small Christian community may ...

December has multiple celebrations marked on the calendar. One of them is the Day of the Holy Innocents, which is celebrated ...

Georgia's little town of Bethlehem has drawn hundreds of people every year with its special postmark for their Christmas ...

Every Christmas season, as in every Easter season, I retreat from bread and butter life, including revelry, to retreat as well in spirit as a Christian, ask myself certain questions and deepen my ...

The day is celebrated with huge joy and fervour worldwide, where people pray, party, and celebrate the occasion.