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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(RNS) — The Iran war could be the final blow to Bethlehem’s tourism industry — and to the already-dwindling Christian ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...