All self-respecting Christmas stories start in one of two places: Bethlehem or the North Pole. The former is firm favourite ...

From Bethlehem to Beijing, people around the world are celebrating the Christmas season. A polar bear mascot boards an elevator during holiday revelry.

Pope Leo XIV urged Russia and Ukraine to find the “courage” to hold direct talks and spoke of the dire humanitarian situation ...

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday (Dec 25) urged Russia and Ukraine to find the "courage" to hold direct talks and spoke of the dire ...

A cultural tour of young musicians had to be postponed in July after the Department of Justice in Ireland failed to issue ...

'It was sobering for me to see this wall for real on my visit to the Holy Land, and we were stopped at various checkpoints ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — For more than 40 years, a downtown Columbus church has opened its doors on Christmas to help those in need. ...

Posts from Bethlehem, Gaza, Damascus, Dubai, and beyond show celebration, strain, and political messaging unfolding side by ...

Christmas celebrations have returned to the birthplace of Jesus after a two-year hiatus, but the joy remains overshadowed by another turbulent year for Palestinians living under Israeli-occupation in ...

In Bethlehem, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, affirmed that “one of the great messages of ...

Here is where Lehigh Valley area wrestling teams are headed for the holidays, including one of the many local teams headed to ...

Christmas returns to Bethlehem amid ongoing concerns over Christian population decline from 86% in 1950 to just 10% today, ...