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

In most years, by this time, the celebrations of the glorious holidays have long been underway in Gaza. The Gaza Strip is a ...

Some say that the community is in danger of losing its 1,600-year foothold in the enclave and that it is far from certain ...

Prior to offering his blessing "urbi et orbi," Francis prayed for peace in Ukraine, the Holy Land, Lebanon and Syria, and in ...

As Christmas arrives, the small Christian community in the Gaza Strip is again facing a season mired in war. Once a time ...

The city of Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, will not have the usual ...

This Christmas season, the Christian community in Gaza is spending the holiday mourning incalculable losses amid the ongoing ...

Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in ...

In his Christmas Day "Urbi et Orbi" address, Pope Francis called for a ceasefire in Gaza, the release of hostages, and humanitarian aid for those affected by war and hunger. He also urged for peace ...

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 22 people, including five children, ...

As Christmas approaches, the Latin Church of the Holy Family in Gaza is alive with activity as the people at the parish ...

Bethlehem prepared Tuesday to mark another somber Christmas in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in ...