Orthodox Christians have gathered in Bethlehem this week, the city recognised as the birthplace of Jesus, to mark Christmas.

Christmas is celebrated by the Russian, Georgian, Jerusalemite, Polish and Serbian Orthodox churches, the Athos monasteries in Greece, as well as the Eastern Catholic Church and the Old Believers ...

Patriarch Theophilos III, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, center, arrives at the Church of the Nativity, where ...

An October 2022 clip of a group of men throwing stones at a church in the West Bank town of Beit Sahour has been falsely ...

This week on social media, Church leaders, including President Russell M. Nelson, shared messages of light and love in the spirit of Christmas.

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Pope Francis called for "arms to be silenced" around the world in his Christmas address on Wednesday, appealing for peace in ...

Our commitment this Christmas is to rebuild our trust and renew our hope for life here in Bethlehem and throughout Palestine, ...

Burglary at Fountain Hill Pharmacy led to a gunfight and standoff, with no injuries reported, but suspects arrested on ...

A worshipper walks through the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve ...

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged "all people of all nations" to find courage during this ...