The "1001 gifts" initiative was launched on January 2nd for the fourth consecutive year. It was organized by the Orthodox Youth of Beit Jala - near Bethlehem - in collaboration with the Baladi Center and the Al-Harah Theatre in Beit Jala.

A moment of deep dialogue, through the strings of a violin, between a young musician and a child born eight days ago who needs to stay in an incubator. The small concerts of a young orchestra at the Caritas Baby Hospital and the Effetà Institute in Bethlehem.

Thousands of people flocked to Nazareth for the Christmas season as the city where the human adventure of the Son of God started. Pilgrims and local visitors were both welcomed by different initiatives hoping to express better the real essence of Christmas especially to Jews and Moslem tourists.

It’s Christmas in Bethlehem. In the words of Mgr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem spoken during midnight mass, the importance of making "the style of Bethlehem”.

Some images from the Grotto... waiting for the birth of Jesus

Joyfully awaiting the birth of the Lord, civil and religious authorities, together with many people, welcomed the Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Mgr. Pizzaballa, for his solemn entry into the city of Bethlehem. A festive atmosphere accompanied by the sound of the scouts who marched through the streets of the city of the Savior.

From the plain of Nineveh in Iraq come images of hope. The local Christian community is preparing to celebrate Christmas.

Christmas Message 2019 Br Francesco Patton - Custos of the Holy Land "She gave birth to her firstborn son, wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger" (Lk 2:7)

The Central Department of Statistics in Israel came out with data, shedding light on the different aspects of life of Christians in Israel, and on the living situation of this minority

The Christian confessions of the Holy Land meet to exchange greetings on Christmas holidays.

The tenor Friar Alessandro Brustenghi came from Assisi, Italy, to sing the most famous Christmas songs in the Holy Land.

People from the five continents and local Christians are pilgrims to the places where the Saviour was born!

In Aleppo, Syria, the Church's efforts to alleviate the cross represented by the war continue. And in this Christmas period even Jesus and hope are reborn for these people.

In the city of Bethlehem, thousands of pilgrims and local Christians have intensely lived the waiting for the Lord's Christmas!

Being born in a specific place, in a city on this earth is what God has always wanted, because He loves the cities of men

"Do not be afraid: For behold, I bring you good news of great joy". Was the Christmas Message of the Custos of the Holy Land; Fr. Francesco Patton.

The Christians of the Gaza Strip celebrated Christmas, on Sunday, December 16th with a Mass presided over by the apostolic administrator of the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem, Bishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa.

A gesture of love in the Christmas atmosphere. Young members of the San Francisco group from Ramla brought some gifts to disabled children in Bethlehem.

In an atmosphere of great celebration, the Christmas lights of Bethlehem and the Christmas Tree, were lit in the Manger Square, in front of the Basilica of the Nativity, in the presence of thousands of local Christians and pilgrims from all over the world.

On January 18, the delegation and the Armenian Orthodox Patriarch, Nourhan Manojian, arrived in Bethlehem for the Christmas celebrations (according to the Armenian Calendar).

On January 6, in Bethlehem, Christmas celebrations began according to the Eastern calendar, with the entry of the Greek, the Orthodox, the Syriac, the Coptic and the Ethiopian Churches.

The John Paul II Foundation and the Children Without Borders Institute organized the first annual Talent Show in Bethlehem

Joyful and sad events: challenges and commemorations in our 2017 News reports.

Christmas greetings and New Year’s wishes from the children of the Latin parish of St. Francis in Aleppo: a more peaceful Christmas full of activities, despite the hardships.