Remi Benali / Corbis Feuding monks at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem don't just cast the first stone—they stockpile rocks in anticipation of future altercations. Several holy men landed ...

Bethlehem lies 10 kilometres south of the city of Jerusalem, in the fertile limestone hill country of the Holy Land. Since at least the 2nd century AD people have believed that the place where the ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — It isn’t subtle ... The flagstone plaza facing the Church of the Nativity, a pilgrimage site for Christians the world over, is usually bustling at this time of year ...

We are in the place where Jesus was born, and it is imperative that every person in the world who loves Jesus to help the ...

On April 2, as Israeli tanks rolled into Bethlehem, some 200 Palestinians - many of them armed - stormed into the fabled Church of the Nativity. They remained there for 39 days, as the standoff ...

We hear that the procession of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is soon arriving through a checkpoint inside the wall into Bethlehem to the Church of Nativity. A crowd of eager Catholics are ...

A Nativity scene made by artisans from Bethlehem was the source of controversy ... “Today, we consecrate once again our Church, our diocese, our land to Our Lady, Queen of Palestine,” Cardinal ...

Bethlehem’s residents and visitors must rely once again on churches to celebrate Christmas. In the recently renovated fourth-century Orthodox church of the Nativity, a few steps below the ...

5 - Nominations to be Processed on an Emergency Basis - Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the pilgrimage route, Bethlehem, Palestine State of Conservation Reports by States Parties 2023 ...