Before the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out in 2023, this writer was blessed to join a Holy Land pilgrimage in Israel. One of the highlights of the visit ...

The latest findings at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem align perfectly with the description of Jesus' tomb in the Bible, according to the team ...

Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of an ancient structure at the site of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem that aligns exactly with the description of Jesus' tomb in the Bible ...

Jerusalem had changed since the time of Jesus ... a rocky hillside in the shape of a skull which some believe could be the true site of Golgotha. Thousands of years ago, it was the site of an ancient ...

Holy Fire on Holy Saturday While Holy Saturday might not have a particular significance elsewhere, it's a highly anticipated day in Jerusalem's Orthodox community. Again, thousands of Christians from ...

The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, plans to shut down a direct communications channel between U.S. diplomats in Jerusalem working on Palestinian issues and agencies in Washington.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is planning to merge the responsibilities of the Palestinian Affairs Office into the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem in an effort to continue a diplomatic mission in ...

By Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Isabel Kershner Matthew Mpoke Bigg reported from Rome, and Isabel Kershner from Jerusalem. May 5, 2025 In the days after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 ...

VATICAN CITY — Italian Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, a skilled diplomat from humble origins, is the Catholic Church’s highest-ranking official in Jerusalem, where he walks a fine line ...

Israel permanently closed six U.N. schools in east Jerusalem on Thursday, forcing Palestinian students to leave early and throwing the education of more than 800 others into question. Last month ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Standing in the east Jerusalem school he attended as a young boy, Palestinian construction worker Ahmad Shweikeh studies his son’s careful penmanship. This classroom may be ...