(RNS) — A year ago, the Rev. Munther Isaac, pastor of Christmas Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, joined other Christian ... against Israel’s ground assault ...

Down in the manger by the enshrined spot where baby Jesus was said to be born, a priest solemnly swings incense into the corners. Image: Bethlehem's Christian community struggles to celebrate amid ...

Even in their homes, the Palestinian Christian community in Bethlehem ... "Normally we spend Christmas in Bethlehem and Jerusalem but this year there are no celebrations because of what is ...