Israel’s war against Hamas has resumed after the latest ceasefire broke down, and there is no end in sight. Tourism to Israel ...

(RNS) — A year ago, the Rev. Munther Isaac, pastor of Christmas Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem in the occupied ... the city where the Bible says Jesus was born. It was a bold protest ...

Remi Benali / Corbis Feuding monks at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem don't just cast the ... believed to mark the birthplace of Jesus Christ, reflect the difficulty of housing three ...

“We see Jesus in every child pulled from under ... Samhiaa and Atallah placed a call to their sister Nuha in Bethlehem. This ...

Being of the house and lineage of David, Joseph had to return to Bethlehem, the city of David, to be registered. During this time, Mary gave birth to Jesus in a manger because there was no room ...

Jesus was born in Bethlehem because Joseph and Mary had travelled there to take part in a census which the Roman rulers had ordered. When Mary and Joseph arrived in Bethlehem the local inn was ...