The devastation has loomed over the celebrations for the tiny Christian community in Gaza, with much of the population living ...

Palestinian Christians are preparing for their first Christmas without the constant threat of bombardment and attacks after ...

Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon, in an unusually direct appeal during a solemn, ...

Christians in Israel and Palestine are celebrating Christmas for the first time in two years now that Israel and Hamas have ...

In his first Christmas homily, Pope Leo lamented conditions for Palestinians in Gaza and urged Ukraine and Russia to engage ...

Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct appeal ...

The 2023 and 2024 celebrations were canceled with a "broken heart and a broken soul," Bethlehem's mayor told NBC News, but ...

The pope called for peace, especially for the victims of “forgotten” wars, naming several conflicts in Africa.

Thousands of people traveled from nearby towns and villages to attend Bethlehem's annual Christmas Eve tree lighting ceremony ...

Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there and at other sites across the ...

Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful to shed indifference in the face of those ...