During the month of April in Jerusalem, the major holidays of the three major religions — Christian Easter, Jewish Passover, and the month of Ramadan — passed with an almost total absence of pilgrims ...

While Bethlehem is not directly involved in the conflict, it continues to suffer under the weight of economic crisis, violence from Israeli settlers, and emigration. Children welcome the custos of the ...

Jesus prayed among the olive trees in the garden of Gethsemane on his last night before the crucifixion, according to the ...

On a quiet hilltop in northern Israel, surrounded by palm trees and scented flowers, Father Anthony Randazzo closed his eyes and reflected on the significance of the ground beneath him. Like many ...

The Victorian era saw the “Holy Land” transform in the Western imagination from a hazy backdrop for biblical events into a “place existing in space and time,” according to this colorful history.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jesus Christ is crucified and resurrected here six days a week. Snarling Roman soldiers whip and drag him, and somber audience members watch. Some quietly weep at a pageant bloody and ...

Franciscan Father Francesco Patton’s nine-year tenure as custos of the Holy Land began unexpectedly in 2016 when he found himself “redirected” — as he put it — to a largely unfamiliar land while ...

Church leaders in Jerusalem say they hold Israeli authorities responsible for “facilitating and enabling” settler attacks, warning that police silence in the face of emergency calls constitutes a form ...

JERUSALEM(AP) — Jesus prayed among the olive trees in the garden of Gethsemane on his last night before the crucifixion, according to the Gospel. Two millennia later, the mostly Catholic monks and ...