President Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy on Friday will host top officials from Middle Eastern countries mediating the Gaza ceasefire, a State Department official said, in a ...

A new book traces the footsteps of Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem for nearly a millennium before the Crusades, and the path ...

A long-awaited excavation by Italian archaeologists has finally taken place beneath the floors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The church is believed to have been built in part upon ...

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Jerusalem is an ancient city, founded as the City of David in 1010 BC, but there is evidence of settlements going back to 4500 BC. It has been conquered more than 40 times by various nations, ...

This is French artist James Tissot’s depiction of Simon of Cyrene being called on to carry Jesus’ cross after Jesus fell on the way to his crucifixion. Tissot lived from 1836-1902. (Courtesy Photo) ...

Church responds to lawsuits claiming abuse in orphanages it supported: “The target here should be the alleged perpetrator, not our church.” Two Romanian men claim a church in California is responsible ...

Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop in north Jerusalem on Monday, killing six people and wounding several others, according to officials. The bus stop is at the busy Ramot Junction on Yigal ...

• At least six people died and several others were injured in a shooting attack in Jerusalem this morning, Israeli emergency services said. A Spanish national was confirmed as among those killed. • ...

The capital of the State of Israel houses a Christian temple on the site where Christ was crucified and buried: the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, one of the holiest sites in Christianity.

(ESSAY) When I began exploring the history of Christianity and the art and architecture it inspired, I had no idea it would lead me to one of the closest friendships of my life. That friend was Alexei ...

While archaeologists overwhelmingly support the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as the historical site of Jesus’s burial, the Garden Tomb continues to attract Protestant worshippers. This deep dive ...