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Grim Christmas Eve in Bethlehem as war rages in Gaza

By Adel Zaaanoun | December 25, 2023 - 11:31am

Gaza's deadliest ever war cast a pall of gloom over Bethlehem on Christmas Eve Sunday, as the death toll spiraled and Israel...

World

Christmas came early for me in Bethlehem

By Büm D. Tenorio Jr. | March 10, 2023 - 12:00am

To the believers, what happened 2,000 years ago in this city is not just history. It is also a story of redemption, a story...

Newsmakers

O little town of Bethlehem

By Nigel Paul C. Villarete | December 27, 2022 - 12:00am

“Oh, little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie; Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by; Yet in thy dark streets shineth, the everlasting light; The hopes and fears of all the years...

Freeman Opinion

In Bethlehem, Omicron ruins hope for Christmas boom

By Yasmin Zaher | December 15, 2021 - 8:17pm

After collecting dust for nearly two years, the 228 rooms at Bethlehem's Ararat Hotel were scrubbed last month in anticipation...

Travel and Tourism

Mysterious artist Banksy unveils dark nativity in Bethlehem

By Claire Gounon | December 24, 2019 - 4:02pm

A manger scene juxtaposed against concrete blocks seemingly pierced by a mortar shell: with Christmas looming, the latest...

News Videos

Bethlehem on my mind

By Joanne Rae M. Ramirez | December 24, 2019 - 12:00am

“And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger.” - LUKE 2:16

Newsmakers

At Christmas, Bethlehem says denied full gifts of tourism

By Claire Gounon | December 23, 2019 - 10:27am

Less than an hour after a group of Indian tourists arrive at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, they exit smiling, directly...

World

Bethlehem alters history

By BREAKTHROUGH | By Elfren S. Cruz | December 27, 2018 - 12:00am

Pope Francis, during the first few years of his papacy, was a beloved figure as he brought promises of reforming the Catholic Church.

Opinion

Merry Christmas from Bethlehem

By Büm D. Tenorio Jr. | December 9, 2018 - 12:00am

To touch the Star of Bethlehem is to touch the genesis of salvation.

Allure

AC Energy, partners bag Chevron assets

By Danessa Rivera | December 24, 2016 - 12:00am

AC Energy Holdings Inc. of the Ayala Group and its partners have bagged the Indonesian and Philippine geothermal assets of American energy giant Chevron Corp.

Business