JERUSALEM (RNS) — Historic Christian churches representing the predominantly Arab Christian community and mostly U.S.

As the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity unfolded, the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches of the Holy Land warned that ...

Catholic bishops from around the world have issued a communiqué calling for a return to "meaningful negotiations" towards a ...

Huckabee's post followed a January 17 statement by the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem, published on the ...

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

A quest for prestige coupled with the desire to celebrate one’s favorite saint fueled the construction of hundreds of churches in the land of Israel, and in the greater Near East region during Late ...

The statement comes after a recent report by the Council of Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem found “threats to ...

BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK – The escalating conflict between Israel and the Palestinian territories often brings focus on the tensions between Judaism and Islam, the two majority religions in the region.

In the midst of the Hamas-Israel war in Gaza, the patriarchs and leaders of ancient Christian churches in Jerusalem have signed a joint document in which they denounce that four Israeli municipalities ...

Addressing the challenges in the Holy Land, Cardinal Pizzaballa highlighted the obstacles Christian families face in reaching their churches due to military checkpoints and repeated closures. Cardinal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mourners carry the bodies of Palestinian-American Sayfollah Musallet, 20, and Mohammed al-Shalabi during their funeral in the West ...