At the Church of the Nativity, three rival Christian groups use their caretaking duties to maintain their claims to the basiilica. Remi Benali / Corbis Feuding monks at the Church of the Nativity in ...

A church in Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus, is receiving attention for its decision to redesign its Christmas nativity scene to reflect the impact of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Just ...

TEL AVIV — Christmas celebrations in the Holy Land have begun, overshadowed by the devastating war in the Gaza Strip. The traditional Christian procession arrived in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus ...

Father Issa Thaljieh, a 40-year-old Greek Orthodox parish priest at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, kneels at the spot where tradition says Jesus was born. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times) It ...

Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem were canceled amid the Israel-Hamas war. Bethlehem is home to the Church of the Nativity, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus. Christmas, normally the West Bank ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Worshippers and clergy gathered at the entrance of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve ahead of the annual ...

The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem was nominated as an endangered site on UNESCO’s World Heritage list by the Palestinian Authority. The bid will be decided at the World Heritage Convention in St ...

Restoration is set to begin at the grotto of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem for the first time in 600 years. The official announcement of the work was made in a joint Jan. 23 communique by ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — It isn’t subtle. Nor is it intended to be. Instead of a pastoral-looking Nativity scene, the creche features baby Jesus wrapped in a checkered Palestinian kaffiyeh, surrounded ...