There are not the usual cheerful street decorations nor the giant Christmas tree in front of the Nativity Church, bui

An elderly married Palestinian Christian couple displaced by war in the Gaza Strip missed the chance to mark Christmas in Bethlehem, saying the war separated them from their family and friends this year (Dec.

As Christmas arrives, the small Christian community in the Gaza Strip is again facing a season mired in war. Once a time marked by family gatherings, decorations and liturgies, the holiday this year will be spent in makeshift shelters in partially destroyed churches standing amid the ruins of a war-torn enclave.

Masri, sit in their tent Wednesday at the Muwassi tent camp near Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.

As Palestinian Christians prepare to mark a second Christmas at war, many families in Bethlehem are turning to the message of Christmas to provide hope during an especially bleak time. (AP video shot