Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some biblical sources, was born in this town some two millennia ago. Yet the ...

A priest on CNN attempted to link the “story of Christmas” to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, sparking intense backlash on social media. On Christmas morning Monday, Father Edward Beck was ...

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 by jagged chunks of ...

A Nativity scene in Bethlehem, West Bank, shows baby Jesus wrapped in a keffiyeh and placed in a pile of rubble to show solidarity with the people of Gaza. (Maja Hitij/Getty Images) Rania Al Abdullah ...

Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Dec. 22, 2021. (Credit: Paul Haring/AP.) Listen ROME — The birth of the son of God in a humble stable, in the ...

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 ...

Archaeologists in Israel recently found an ancient treasure hoard dating back more than 1,600 years – not far from where ...

A doll representing the infant Jesus in St. Catherine's, the Franciscan church in the town of Bethlehem. David Silverman/Getty Images Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West ...