It is also a beacon of hope for Bethlehem natives who find themselves caught in the middle of hostilities going on in the Gaza Strip between Hamas and Israel ... to the Holy Land during the ...

The Head of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land ... criticised Israel’s actions in its ongoing war. Christmas time is usually one of high tourism for the historical city of Bethlehem.

begging them to bring groups to the Holy Land despite an ongoing war between Israel and Hamas that has extended to Lebanon and Iran. Anyone who travels to Bethlehem, in Israeli-occupied West Bank ...

JERUSALEM — Advent has crept in quietly this year in the Holy Land. It has been stripped away ... the unutterably awful events from Oct. 7 in Israel and every day since in Gaza.

Freshly returned from Palestine and Israel, Pilgrims of Ibillin Executive Director Essrea Cherin will be joined by fellow ...

Bethlehem prepared Tuesday to mark ... of the roughly 14 million people spread across the Holy Land. There are about 182,000 in Israel, 50,000 in the West Bank and Jerusalem and 1,300 in Gaza ...

BETHLEHEM, — Bethlehem marked another ... of the roughly 14 million people spread across the Holy Land. There are about 182,000 in Israel, 50,000 in the West Bank and Jerusalem and 1,300 in ...

The outspoken leader of the church in the Holy Land ... to Bethlehem." He pointed out that "the two main sources of income, from the economic point of view -- pilgrimages and working in Israel ...

"We went to all these places that we read about in the Bible: Bethlehem ... between Hamas and Israel, Christian leaders have urged pilgrims to return to the Holy Land. Pope Francis has designated ...