For centuries, Christians have cherished the imagery of shepherds, wise men, and a manger in Bethlehem of Judea, a town six miles south of Jerusalem and a revered pilgrimage site. But was this ...

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“But even they weren’t Christian.” Instead of pilgrimages, what little tourism that has come to Bethlehem over the past 14 months of the war has involved mostly non-Israeli history buffs ...

Similarly, in Palestine and Israel, Christian authorities have launched an appeal for the resumption of pilgrimages to places of faith: Bethlehem, Nazareth, Jerusalem. The Latin Patriarch of ...

We live in an open-air prison, faced with numerous hardships, but we prefer to remain in Bethlehem.” A Christian faith that is never flaunted, but rooted in the land where Jesus was born, underlies ...

5 - Nominations to be Processed on an Emergency Basis - Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the pilgrimage route, Bethlehem, Palestine State of Conservation Reports by States Parties 2023 ...