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 (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, ...

Ayman Oghanna for NPR Jewish revelers in a Purim parade pass protesters holding placards marking the days since hostages from Israel have been held by Hamas. Outside the church of Gethsemane, ...

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 ...

John Dumelo, Ghanaian actor, farmer and MP, renews his faith in Jerusalem while praying for constituents and announces a new school project in Dzorwulu.

For as long as the Holy Land has been holy, pilgrims have made their way to Jerusalem. They have come to offer their sacrifices to God, or to bear witness to his suffering. They have come to pray and ...

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, ...

Pilgrims gathered in Jerusalem on Saturday for the annual “Holy Fire” ceremony at the revered site of Jesus’ burial and resurrection, an ancient custom considered by many believers to be a miraculous ...