Bethlehem plans another somber Christmas under the shadow of …
5 days ago · The city of Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, will not have the usual trappings of the city's favorite holiday: no public Christmas tree, no raucous scouts march, no decorations and no twinkling lights, …
Christmas in Bethlehem celebrated under the shadow of Israel ... - NBC News
3 days ago · “Bethlehem is the capital of Christmas. It’s supposed to be the best time of the year. None of that is happening because we’re mourning,” one pastor in the city told NBC News.
Bethlehem Plans Another Somber Christmas Under the Shadow …
5 days ago · Mahmoud Illean. Worshippers visit the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.
Bethlehem marks melancholic Christmas for second year in …
4 days ago · Bethlehem, the city in the occupied West Bank that Christians believe is the birthplace of Jesus Christ, marks another solemn Christmas under the shadow of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.. On ...
Bethlehem marks second subdued Christmas Eve during war in …
4 days ago · Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, waves as he arrives at the Church of the Nativity on Christmas Eve in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Dec. 24 ...
Bethlehem Faces Another Somber Wartime Christmas | TIME
5 days ago · The yearly Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem — shared among Armenian, Catholic and Orthodox denominations — are usually major boons for the city, where tourism accounts for 70% of its yearly ...
Cities worldwide hold subdued Christmas Eve ... - Associated Press News
4 days ago · Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land, is received by local community while crossing an Israeli military checkpoint from Jerusalem for Christmas Eve celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally recognized by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024.
On Christmas Eve, Bethlehem looks like a ghost ... - Associated Press News
Dec 24, 2023 · The typically bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus looks like a ghost town on Christmas Eve, with celebrations in Bethlehem called off due to the Israel-Hamas war.
Bethlehem marks sombre Christmas under shadow of war- UCA News
2 days ago · Christians gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday to mark a solemn Christmas overshadowed by war as Pope Francis led mass in the Vatican. In Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, festive decorations were missing for a second consecutive year. The ...
Bethlehem’s Christmas Celebrations Canceled Again
5 days ago · A Christian pilgrim prays at the Grotto inside the Church of the Nativity, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Credit: EPA/ATEF SAFADI via AMNA. According to the Christmas story, Mary was forced to give birth to Jesus in a stable because there was no room at the inn. Today, nearly all of Bethlehem’s 5,500 hotel rooms are empty.