Hundreds descended on the historic city in the Palestinian territory on Dec. 24 for the first Christmas celebration since the ...

Thousands of people traveled from nearby towns and villages to attend Bethlehem's annual Christmas Eve tree lighting ceremony ...

Christmas returns to Bethlehem amid ongoing concerns over Christian population decline from 86% in 1950 to just 10% today, ...

The 2023 and 2024 celebrations were canceled with a "broken heart and a broken soul," Bethlehem's mayor told NBC News, but ...

Christmas returns to Bethlehem with joy and sorrow amid hardships, as Palestinians unite in celebration and resilience.

Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families heralded a much-needed boost of holiday ...

Bethlehem, the city known as Jesus' birthplace, saw a major drop in tourism during the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

Christmas should be the busiest time of the year for the shopkeepers of Manger Square, but the birthplace of Jesus is now a ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as crowds of families ...

Encouraged by a ceasefire brokered between Israel and Hamas in October, Bethlehem brought back its annual Christmas celebrations.

In Bethlehem, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, affirmed that “one of the great messages of ...

Bethlehem, the city where Jesus is believed to have been born, had cancelled celebrations during the war and held muted ...