Church leaders in Jerusalem and the Bethlehem city council took the decision ... The war could not have come at a worse time for locals who depend on the Christmas tourist trade.

Makhoul said it was still important for him to spend Christmas time in Bethlehem, which is located about 10 kilometres (six miles) from his home in Jerusalem ... peace that Jesus brought to ...

A vehicle designed for Pope Francis' 2014 visit to the occupied West Bank will become a mobile health clinic to treat ill and wounded Palestinian children in Gaza.

Archaeologists uncovered hidden inscriptions and graffiti left by medieval pilgrims on the walls of the Cenacle, the site of ...

Palestinian Christians parade through the streets of Bethlehem at ... and the fishing at the time of Jesus.” Throngs of pilgrims from many nations converge on Jerusalem at Easter—a potentially ...

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One of Pope Francis's popemobiles is being transformed into a mobile health clinic for children in the Gaza Strip, fulfilling ...

A team of researchers from Sapienza University of Rome discovered remains of a plant dated to the time ... in Jerusalem uncovered evidence that might confirm the tradition that Jesus was crucified ...

A long-awaited excavation by Italian archaeologists has finally taken place beneath the floors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem ... B.C.). During the time of Jesus, this quarry ...