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 ...

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

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

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 ...

STORY: As the Israel-Gaza war continues, a smaller than usual crowd was seen greeting the Patriarch at Manger Square outside the church, believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in ...

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 ...

JERUSALEM — Bells and clamor, incense and flames. One of the most chaotic gatherings in the Christian calendar is the ancient ceremony of the “Holy Fire,” with worshipers thronging the Church of the ...

Following the spitting attack on a Benedictine abbot on Feb. 3 in Jerusalem, a Jewish historian has decried such incidents as reprehensible and called for an end to the hatred. “Especially in ...

When we talk about Israel, we usually talk about two main groups: the Israelis and the Palestinians. We usually forget that there’s a third group, a minority in population but not in power — the ...