On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the dark and cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a ...

This year’s Easter celebrations in the Holy Land are expected to unfold under a complex and emotional landscape as war ...

In his Easter Sunday homily, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa emphasized that Christ's ...

Christians in the Holy Land are prepared for the Easter celebrations with a mixture of anguish, frustration and hope for peace with talks of a new possible ceasefire to release 10 Israeli hostages.

The situation in Gaza never ceased to torment Pope Francis, who recognized the State of Palestine as early as 2015. On Sunday ...

Pope Francis has designated 2025 a Jubilee year in the Catholic Church, and NJ travel agencies hope a fragile ceasefire in ...

The sprawling 12th century basilica is built on the site where, according to tradition, Jesus was crucified and buried.

JERUSALEM — On the Saturday before Easter ... In 1834 a frenzied stampede broke out in the darkened church, and the ruler of the Holy Land at the time barely escaped after his guards drew ...