“This war stopped everything.” Church leaders in Jerusalem and the Bethlehem city council took the decision last month to forego “any unnecessarily festive” Christmas celebrations in ...

For the second year in a row, Christmas festivities in Bethlehem are overshadowed by the war. A large Christmas tree usually stands in Manger Square, opposite the Church of the Nativity which is ...

And even though "The Hero Of Two Worlds," as he was known, had no plans to come to the Lehigh Valley, Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton were going to celebrate along with the rest of the country.

AFP/Bethlehem Published on December 24, 2023 | 11:13 PM Gaza's deadliest ever war cast a pall of gloom over Bethlehem on Christmas Eve Sunday, as the death toll spiralled and Israel shifted its ...

BETHLEHEM TWP., Pa. - The Lehigh Valley-based company IPVM has been directly sanctioned by China. It comes after the U.S. and China leveled tariffs against each other in an escalating trade war.

For a second year running, there is no Christmas cheer in Bethlehem. Tourists are shunning the city, and many residents are seeking a way out as the war in Gaza grinds on. Bethlehem’s Manger ...