World news about “Bethlehem” published by euronews.
Bethlehem: Orthodox Christians celebrate ‘Holy Fire’ – nocomment Hundreds of Palestinian Christian worshippers celebrated Easter’s Holy Fire ceremony in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. 05/05/2013
London Marathon runners honour Boston victims Runners at the London Marathon held a 30-second silence to honour the the victims of the Boston bombings. Around 36,000 runners took part in the first major… 21/04/2013
Orthodox clerics celebrate Easter with ‘Holy fire’ – nocomment Thousands of chanting Eastern Orthodox Christians lit torches from a flame carried by Jerusalem’s Patriarch Theophilos III. The noisy celebration is part of… 15/04/2012
Christmas in Bethlehem has extra significance for PalestiniansMany Palestinian and Christian pilgrims say Christmas in Bethlehem has even more meaning following major events this year. First, their route in the ancient… 24/12/2012
Renewed Mideast attacks threaten tourist revenuesWest Bank tourism is usually at its peak around the Christmas period with visitors from all over the world flocking, above all else, to the ancient town of… 18/11/2012
Palestinians hail Church of the Nativity’s new UNESCO statusHundreds of Palestinians gathered on Saturday at Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity after UNESCO included the site on its list of World Heritage sites in… 08/07/2012
UNESCO decision on Bethlehem church angers IsraelThe Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is built on the site where Christians believe Jesus was born. UNESCO – the United Nations Educational, Scientific… 29/06/2012
Abbas’ hope at Bethlehem Christmas massThe Palestinian president took part in a Christmas Eve mass in Bethlehem at the Church of Nativity, believed by many to be the spot where Christ was… 25/12/2011
Christmas Eve in BethlehemSeasonal celebrations are in full swing in the traditional birthplace of Jesus as Bethlehem’s Mayor hails a Christmas of hope for the Palestinian… 24/12/2011
Jesus’ traditional birthplace in need of repairAuthorities in Bethlehem hope UNESCO’s recent admission of Palestine will enable them to list the church on the site of Jesus’ traditional birthplace as a… 20/12/2011
Region’s Catholic leader prepares for Christmas massThousands of tourists, pilgrims and clergy converged on Bethlehem in the West Bank on Friday as the town of Jesus’ birth prepared to celebrate Christmas Eve. 25/12/2010
Tourist numbers up for Bethlehem mass15,000 people packed into the square outside, and it was a crowded Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem for the Christmas mass. Pilgims and dignitaries stood… 25/12/2009
Christmas in Bethlehem overshadowed by wallIn the place where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, Christmas celebrations are taking place in the shadow of a concrete wall built by the Israelis to… 24/12/2009
Bethlehem wall ‘spoils Christmas’ for PalestiniansIt may be Christmas in Bethlehem but the marching bands – a legacy of British occupation in Palestine – parade in the shadow of a concrete wall complete with… 24/12/2009
Fatah congress to open in West BankPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will chair a congress of his Fatah movement today – the first such gathering of the group in 20 years. Secular Fatah… 04/08/2009
Christmas Mass celebrated in Rome and BethlehemPope Benedict XVI has ushered in Christmas at the Vatican as he led the celebration of Midnight Mass in St Peter’s Basilica. The service was sold out weeks… 25/12/2008
Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations well underwayLater he will lead Midnight Mass in the famous Church of the Nativity. But the Vatican’s most senior representative in the Holy Land has already got Christmas… 24/12/2008
Security tight in BethlehemSecurity was extremely heavy across the West Bank town of Bethlehem as Christmas celebrations got underway in Jesus’ birthplace. Palestianians are hoping… 24/12/2008
