Remi Benali / Corbis Feuding monks at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem don't just cast ... The occasional brawls at the 1,700-year-old basilica, believed to mark the birthplace of Jesus ...

A crown of thorns is pictured on a table draped in purple during Lent at Jesus the Good Shepherd Church in Dunkirk, Maryland, in a photo taken in April 2022. The Good Friday collection for the Holy ...

Pope Francis launches Jubilee 2025 at St Peter's Basilica Pope ... to the Church of the Nativity. Due to the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, this year's celebrations in Bethlehem, in the occupied ...

Among our stops was the West Bank (Palestinian) city of Bethlehem, today a city of 220,000 ... The nearby Church of the Nativity, some 1,700 years old, is built above a nearby limestone cave.

Colm Flynn reports from Greccio, and the art historian Dr Geri Parlby explores the nativity scene’s fascinating story and enduring appeal. There will be no Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem ...