While the Western Wall and Temple Mount are closed off along with the rest of the ancient quarters for security reasons, the ...

Moshe Dayan gave away the holiest spot in Judaism because he believed it would bring peace. Instead, it became an opportunity ...

Crowning Jerusalem ... Christian holy places could still be shared,” she says, “and their lore and beliefs carried over into Islam.” A Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives, a ridge ...

When Yeshua wept on the Mount of Olives He was quoting from Ps. 118:26, a powerful Messianic prophecy read at the end of ...

By celebrating Shavuot, we celebrate our connection to the land and our ability to make the desert bloom. It is our Garden of ...

How did the British-born Princess end up on the Mount of Olives ... Israel. Finding Princess Alice and getting in to see her can be tricky. Many tours will take you to the church and other holy ...

Christian leaders are encouraging pilgrimages to the Holy ... Israel's capital city, where Jesus spent the final week of his life, she said. "I take a lot of groups to the lookout at the Mount of ...

During a recent weeklong pilgrimage through the Holy Land, I had a different impression: Israel is the land of new beginnings. A view of the Old City of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives(Photo ...

Last Sunday I was privileged to lead a tour of the Old City of Jerusalem. My group was 45 ... their remains were taken for proper burial on the Mount of Olives cemetery. Many of these fighters ...

In Jerusalem on Holy Wednesday, the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land venerate the two stones ... known as Gethsemane at the foot of the Mount of Olives. Father Alessandro Coniglio, who ...

On Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, Christians participated in the traditional procession marking the beginning of Holy Week with ... on the eastern side of the Mount of Olives. The faithful then ...