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The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, presides over the Christmas midnight Mass in the Church of St. Catherine in Bethlehem. With him, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, papal envoy, H. E. Adolfo Tito Yllana, apostolic delegate in Jerusalem and Palestine, and the bishops of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem concelebrated, Dec. 25.

Midnight Mass in Bethlehem: Patriarch Addresses Gazan Christians, Calls for End to War

The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem shared the news that on Christmas Eve the local Church was able to deliver supplies to the people taking refuge at Holy Family parish in Gaza.

Marinella Bandini/CNA World December 25, 2023

The small procession of Franciscan friars, with the Custos of the Holy Land, arrives in Manger Square, in front of the Basilica of the Nativity, in Bethlehem on Saturday, Dec. 2, the day of the solemn entrance for the beginning of Advent. The square, typically crowded with local believers and pilgrims, was empty.

PHOTOS: Bethlehem Welcomes Advent 2023 With Quieter Procession, Still With Hope

Children of Terra Sancta College in Bethlehem, which is under the custody of the Holy Land, welcomed the small procession with cheers and applause.

Marinella Bandini/CNA World December 4, 2023

The road leading from checkpoint 300, one of the main entrances to Bethlehem, to the city is completely deserted. Since Oct. 7, when the war broke out, the gate has been closed. Nov. 18, 2023.

PHOTOS: Christmas Celebrations Canceled in Bethlehem in the Midst of War

‘We receive Christmas with sorrow, pain, and suffering. Parents are ashamed to buy gifts for their children, when a lot of families cannot provide the basic needs for them.’

Marinella Bandini/CNA World November 26, 2023

Holy Family Hospital is on track to deliver its 100,000th baby next month. Today, more than 70% of all babies born in Bethlehem are delivered here.

‘Beautiful Bright Lights of Hope’ in Bethlehem: Steps From Christ’s Birthplace, Hospital Set to Deliver 100,000th Child

The mothers and babies of Bethlehem are given the best care and love possible at Christmastime — and all year.

Colm Flynn World December 22, 2022

Simon de Vos, “Mary and Joseph Seeking Refuge in Bethlehem,” 1664

To Jesus Through Mary at Christmas: The Journey

ADVENT RETREAT: As we reach these last days before Christmas Eve, let us pray that there be room for Christ — and every child — in the human souls of those who bear his name.

John Grondelski Blogs December 20, 2022

Michael Rieser, “The Evening of the Birth of Christ,” 1869

A Fresh Look at Joseph, Mary and Bethlehem

Another view of St. Luke’s Infancy Narrative

Dave Armstrong Blogs March 25, 2022

‘The Holy Family seeks to welcome us, much like Mary and Joseph welcomed the Magi and the shepherds.’

The Everlasting Light of Christmas

COMMENTARY: Our Savior’s Nativity sharpens the focus of Bethlehem’s ‘visio divina.’

Father Roger J. Landry Commentaries December 24, 2020

Closed for two months to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher is now open to the public, but only 50 people at a time may pray inside. Above, pilgrims living in Israel pray in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.

Christian Holy Sites in Holy Land Begin Slow Open Because of COVID-19

Christian leaders announced May 26 that the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem would once again welcome the public, with some restrictions.

Michele Chabin World June 4, 2020