BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- The Church of the Nativity reeked of urine, dirty dishes were piled on an altar and filthy blankets strewn across the ancient stone floor, yet the basilica marking Jesus' ...

At the Church of the Nativity, three rival Christian groups use their caretaking duties to maintain their claims to the basiilica. Remi Benali / Corbis Feuding monks at the Church of the Nativity in ...

TEL AVIV — Christmas celebrations in the Holy Land have begun, overshadowed by the devastating war in the Gaza Strip. The traditional Christian procession arrived in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus ...

The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem was nominated as an endangered site on UNESCO’s World Heritage list by the Palestinian Authority. The bid will be decided at the World Heritage Convention in St ...

Hundreds of worshippers, both Palestinians and foreigners, attended the Midnight Mass at the Church of Nativity in the West Bank. The regular cheering was absent, and no Christmas tree or decorations ...

PARIS (AP) – The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is becoming the church of contention, with a bid by the Palestinians to use their position as the newest members of the U.N.’s cultural arm to ...