Catholic pilgrims visiting the Holy Land have been stranded in Israel and the West Bank after the rapid escalation of ...

For the president of the International Catholic Legislators Network, Christiaan von Geusau, Jerusalem represents the ultimate ...

Hundreds of worshippers, both Palestinians and foreigners, attended the Midnight Mass at the Church of Nativity in the West Bank. The regular cheering was absent, and no Christmas tree or decorations ...

Nigerian authorities have suspended all pilgrimages to Israel and the occupied West Bank with immediate effect, citing security concerns linked to the escalating conflict in the M ...

Holy Land Tours reports resumed itineraries across Israel and the West Bank, including Jerusalem, Bethlehem, the Sea of ...

BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK – The escalating conflict between Israel and the Palestinian territories often brings focus on the tensions between Judaism and Islam, the two majority religions in the region.

A Christian businessman from Bethlehem who runs a store that sells hand-carved olive wood Nativity scenes said on a visit to Birmingham this week that tourism in the birthplace of Jesus has dried up, ...

BETHLEHEM, — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The excitement and cheer that typically descends on the ...

As we are currently observing both Lent and Ramadan, the crisis in the Middle East is a disaster for the religious tourism sector.

While Bethlehem is not directly involved in the conflict, it continues to suffer under the weight of economic crisis, violence from Israeli settlers, and emigration. Children welcome the custos of the ...