Israeli bombardments and blockades threaten the existence of one of the oldest Christian communities in the world ...

Walaa Jumaa al-Afranji was a well-known calligrapher and handicraft artist who ran her own clothing shop in central Gaza ...

Pope Francis has called for a “negotiation” to end the war in Ukraine in a Christmas Day message where he appealed for ...

Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the occupied West Bank, observed Christmas without its customary ...

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Lebanon's state media said an Israeli air strike targeted the Baalbek region in the east of the country before dawn on ...

Rebel forces in Syria are building a transitional government after toppling the regime of President Bashar Assad in a ...

Every night without fail, a mobile phone rings in the Holy Family church in Gaza, and a parish priest answers. The voice at ...

Christians gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday to mark a solemn Christmas ...

Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Wednesday called for talks between Ukraine and Russia to end the war that followed ...

Faith leaders and residents in Bethlehem are grappling with how to mark the festive holiday while fellow Palestinians ...

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 ...