A Palestinian Catholic from Bethlehem lights a candle in the grotto of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in 2022. Photo: CNS/Debbie Hill The Christian population of the town of Jesus’s birth, Bethlehem, is feeling depressed and despondent as they endure a collapse in their economic and security situation as a result of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. So severe is the economic situation in Bethlehem, that the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem felt compelled to single…
