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Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, arrives at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (Credit: Nasser Nasser/AP.)

Thousands flock to Bethlehem to revive the Christmas spirit after 2 years of war in Gaza

Dec 25, 2025
Melanie Lidman,
Associated Press

Palestinian vendors wait for clients in Manger Square in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

Christmas spirit returns to Bethlehem after ceasefire in Gaza

Dec 20, 2025
Jalal Bwaitel,
Melanie Lidman, Associated Press

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, 2025
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
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Coronavirus dampens Christmas joy in biblical Bethlehem

Dec 24, 2021
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Christmas in Bethlehem: Gilded treasures, but few tourists

Nov 19, 2021
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Bethlehem is open for business, waiting for tourists

Nov 6, 2021
Judith Sudilovsky

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