In his Christmas Day "Urbi et Orbi", Francis called for "gestures of dialogue and encounter, in order to achieve a just and lasting peace".

Amid war and loss, Bethlehem marks a somber Christmas, with prayers for peace and resilience echoing through the Church of ...

The excitement and cheer that typically descends on the Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank on Christmas are nowhere ...

TV said its journalists were killed in an Israeli strike in Nuseirat in central Gaza. IDF said they struck a vehicle “with an ...

Christmas marks the birth of Jesus of Nazareth over 2,000 years ago in Bethlehem, Palestine, in what is now the Israeli Occupied West Bank. The occasion is both solemn and ...

For a second straight year, the war raging in Gaza has kept pilgrims and tourists away from Bethlehem in the occupied West ...

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this ...

He made the remarks a day after the start of the Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, which takes place ...

A baby girl froze to death overnight in Gaza, while Israel and Hamas accused each other of complicating ceasefire efforts ...

Israel and Hamas have accused each other of complicating ceasefire efforts, as they inch closer to a deal that could wind ...