BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A church whose congregation has roots going back to the 19th century is closing and donating hundreds of ...

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

Pro-Israeli campaigners have targeted celebrity adventurer Bear Grylls after he called the Virgin Mary a 'Palestinian refugee ...

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 ...

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

Hope is a powerful but tenuous state, and the holidays can elicit strong, often competing feelings. Some find joy and promise ...

Christmas marks the birth of Jesus of Nazareth over 2,000 years ago in Bethlehem, Palestine, in what is now the Israeli Occupied West Bank. The occasion is both solemn and ...

Ah, Doctor Who. Where time and space bend, warp, and twist in ways that make your head spin faster than a Dalek on roller skates. "Joy to the World" is no exception.

Ten pro-lifers are spending Christmas in jail this year after being convicted for praying outside abortion clinics.

The Christian population in areas governed by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas has plummeted drastically by up to 90% in ...

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

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