Restoration is set to begin at the grotto of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem for the first time in 600 years. The official announcement of the work was made in a joint Jan. 23 communique by ...

The Custody of the Holy Land and the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem have announced the Grotto of the Nativity will soon undergo renovations. The restoration work for the “hallowed site” ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — A fire broke out Tuesday at Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, causing slight damage near the place where Jesus is thought to have been born. Father Ibrahim Faltas, a ...

‘The vandalism of a statue of Our Blessed Mother at the Church of the Nativity is a tragic and senseless defacing of the sacred. Mary stands as a symbol of peace in a world that needs her now more ...

BETHLEHEM , West Bank, May 27 (UPI) --A fire damaged the Church of the nativity in Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories, Tuesday, a church visited by Pope Francis over the weekend. The fire, believed to ...