Muslims, Christians serve iftar to Bethlehem’s poor
1 / 2 Palestinians shop at a market in the West Bank city of Ramallah on April 7, 2022, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (AFP) 2 / 2 Muslims and […]
Christmas: Then and now
Dec 26,2021 – Last updated at Dec 26,2021 The Christmas story as it is told in the West contains timeless elements that have shaped our culture in significant ways. As […]
Restoration of Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity uncovers long hidden treasures
By Daoud Kuttab for Arab News This Christmas, visitors to the purported birthplace of Jesus Christ can encounter details uncovered for the first time in centuries A baptismal font, a […]
The ethnic cleansing of Palestinian Christians that nobody is talking about
Oct 29,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD Palestine’s Christian population is dwindling at an alarming rate. The world’s most ancient Christian community is moving elsewhere. And the reason for […]
Pilgrims gather in Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas Eve
By AFP – Dec 24,2018 -JORDAN TIMES BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories — Pilgrims from across the world gathered in Bethlehem on Monday for Christmas Eve, queueing to see the grotto […]
Tourism in Bethlehem booming as Christmas nears
(Dec 10, 2018 10:10AM ET) By Rami Ayyub BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) – Bethlehem is enjoying its busiest Christmas season on record, the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism said on Monday, […]
Ancient sacred art resurrected in city of Jesus’ birth
By AFP – Apr 13,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Ian Knowles (left), British director of the Bethlehem Icon Centre, advises foreign students of the centre during their course in the biblical West Bank city of Bethlehem on Tuesday (AFP photo) BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories — Down a Bethlehem alleyway, sunlight […]
Khasawneh attends Orthodox Christmas mass in Bethlehem
By JT – Jan 07,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III (centre) leads the midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank’s Bethlehem as Orthodox Christmas celebrations started on Saturday (AFP photo) AMMAN — Deputising for His Majesty King Abdullah, […]
Bethlehem Christians fast with Muslims in Ramadan
World Bulletin / News Desk Christians in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem have been observing Ramadan fasting in solidarity with their fellow Muslims during the holy month of […]
Palestinian Christians urge Pope to oppose wall
AFP | Apr 29, 2013 | 23:44 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Palestinian Christians near Bethlehem on Monday urged Pope Francis to speak up against an Israeli decision to build its controversial separation barrier on a route they say would cut off their community. “We cry to your Holiness with a feeling […]
Bethlehem celebrates first Christmas since UN recognition of Palestine
Festivities mark ‘birth of Christ and birth of state of Palestine’, patriarch tells crowds The Guardian: Deep in the Grotto of the Nativity, where a 14-point silver star set into […]
Thousands flock to Bethlehem for Christmas
By Sara Hussein BETHLEHEM: Thousands of Palestinians and tourists were flocking to the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday to mark Christmas at the site where many believe Jesus […]
‘No room at the inn’ as Bethlehem celebrates Christmas
Jerusalem patriarch calls for Mideast reconciliation AFP |Jordan Times BETHLEHEM — Tens of thousands of Christians were flocking to Bethlehem on Saturday to celebrate Christmas following a year of political […]
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