Hundreds gathered at the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem in the West Bank as the leader of the Catholic Church in the Holy ...

Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus, have been canceled again this year due to war in Gaza.

For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to ongoing war in ...

Faith leaders and residents in Bethlehem are grappling with how to mark the festive holiday while fellow Palestinians ...

People light candles at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem [Mohammed Torokman/Reuters ... from leaving the territory to work in Israel, causing the economy there to contract by 25 percent.

The town relies heavily on Christmas tourism. The economy in the West Bank already was reeling because of restrictions placed on laborers preventing them from entering Israel during the war.

Palestinian security forces have been deployed around the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, as the faithful prepared for ...

Palestinian security forces deployed around the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday, as ...

Bethlehem's Christmas celebrations are subdued due to the ongoing conflict in Gaza, affecting tourism and local economy.

Palestinian scouts lift banners as they partake in the yearly Christmas procession towards the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem town in the Israel-occupied West Bank on Dec 24, 2024.