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Pope Leo calls on governments to grant pardons for prisoners during Jubilee year

Bethlehem

Palestinians take part in a Christmas tree–lighting event in Manger Square, next to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally regarded as the birthplace of Jesus Christ ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

Christmas celebrations return to Bethlehem after 2 years of war in Gaza

Dec 8
Megan Janetsky,
Associated Press

People walk in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. World-famous Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem have been put on hold due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

Under the shadow of war in Gaza, Jesus’ traditional birthplace is gearing up for a subdued Christmas

Dec 18, 2023
Julia Frankel,
Jalal Bwaitel

An Israeli border police officer aims his gun during clashes with Palestinians in east Jerusalem, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

As Catholic university student killed in Gaza, official warns of ‘collective punishment’

Oct 14, 2023
Charles Collins

At Christmas, God has seen our brokenness and comes to us

Dec 27, 2022
Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

Virus weighs again on Christmas festivities in Bethlehem

Dec 25, 2021
Associated Press

Coronavirus dampens Christmas joy in biblical Bethlehem

Dec 24, 2021
Jack Jeffery

Christmas in Bethlehem: Gilded treasures, but few tourists

Nov 19, 2021
Ilan Ben Zion

Bethlehem is open for business, waiting for tourists

Nov 6, 2021
Judith Sudilovsky

Musicologist hopes to reconstruct 12-century organ from Bethlehem church

Aug 8, 2021
Judith Sudilovsky

Coronavirus dampens Christmas joy in Bethlehem and elsewhere

Dec 26, 2020
Josef Federman and Jalal Hassan

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