Hotel manager Wissam Salsaa said the work would "make people think more" A manger scene by British artist Banksy has appeared at a hotel in Bethlehem in the West Bank. Dubbed the "Scar of ...

In an unusually empty Nativity Church, Father Eissa Thaldjiya tells me his city feels like a shadow of itself. "I've been a priest in this church for 12 years. I was born in Bethlehem, and I've ...

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 ...

For Bethlehem ... of the Church of the Nativity in 2002. It took Bethlehem years to recover, but the tourism business was booming once again by early 2020, when the city was named the Capital ...

The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in the West Bank is a sacred site for the two and a half billion Christians around the globe. It was built on top of the cave where Christians believe Jesus ...