A Christian businessman from Bethlehem who runs a store that sells hand-carved olive wood Nativity scenes said on a visit to Birmingham this week that tourism in the birthplace of Jesus has dried up, ...

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 ...

Olive wood carvings fill every nook and cranny in Judy Hauschulz's life. Nativities and crucifixes line the shelves in her office at Olivet Lutheran Church. Statues of Jesus blessing the children and ...

Christmas celebrations returned this year to both Bethlehem and Nazareth, but the season is unfolding very differently in the two cities that sit at the heart of Christianity — Bethlehem, the ...

The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem shared the news that on Christmas Eve the local Church was able to deliver supplies to the people taking refuge at Holy Family parish in Gaza. The Latin patriarch of ...

Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - Bethlehem prepares for Christmas, and is also waiting that with the holiday season the sharp drop in the stream of pilgrims registered in recent weeks as an additional side ...

(The Conversation) — A Christian Palestinian human rights scholar who grew up in Bethlehem writes about the special time of Easter, but also about the restrictions on Palestinian Christians. (The ...

Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families heralded a much-needed boost of holiday spirit. The giant Christmas tree that was absent during the Israel-Hamas ...

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 ...

WEST FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The group of locals, who found themselves stuck in Bethlehem when war erupted around them, is one step closer to coming home. Father Phil Ackerman of Holy Cross ...