Speaking just hours after his wartime Christmas visit to Gaza City Holy Family Parish, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, delivered a poignant Christmas message during a ...

JERUSALEM — Hundreds of Christians participated in a customary Good Friday procession through the limestone walls of Jerusalem’s Old City, commemorating one of the faith’s most sacred days with ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a centuries-old ceremony known as the Holy Fire. Holding unlit candles, ...

Senior clergy say outside agendas are fracturing Christian unity in the Holy Land and undermining their authority.

The Edward and Helen Mardigian Armenian Museum seeks to preserve 1,700 years of Armenian presence in the Holy Land. The museum has a collection of ecclesiastic vessels, including crosses and miters, ...

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The Orthodox Christian ceremony, which is attended by Catholics and other Christians, as well, has been held continuously since at least 1106. The "Holy Fire" is passed from inside Christ's tomb to ...

Saudi Arabia's peace plan has brought warm reaction from Egypt, the European Union and even President Bush. Yet, the plan does not mention, much less resolve, the issue of the holy city of Jerusalem.

JERUSALEM (RNS) — Ramadan will be more modest this year for Muslims conscious of the deprivation in Gaza and the lack of money in their own wallets due to the war. JERUSALEM (RNS) — The stores near ...