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

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has criticized Orthodox church leaders in Jerusalem for disparaging "free-church ...

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

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

Restoration work is to begin on the Grotto of the Nativity, part of the church built on the site traditionally believed to be ...

The historic altar of the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Monastery of St. Mark in Jerusalem has been unveiled for the first time in nearly 350 years, following an extensive restor ...

The Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem condemned Christian Zionism as a threat to the Christian presence in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A nun stands on the steps of the Grotto, located under the Basilica, the alleged spot where Jesus Christ was born, in the Church ...

On the horizon is also another day of fasting and prayer on Oct. 27, called for today by Pope Francis. The Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem arrive at a press conference, Oct 18, 2023.

Mirvis was due to attend the 75th anniversary celebrations in 2019 of the establishment of latter-day Ashkelon, which was one ...

This article is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature highlighting the top picks from the editors of America Media. It was on Wednesday, Ascension Eve, that I made my way up the long incline of ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Catholic patriarch of Jerusalem, last week lamented the deaths of 18 Palestinians in a missile strike on the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Porphyrius in Gaza ...