On the solemnity of the Ascension, Christians in Jerusalem ascended to the top of the Mount of Olives, where tradition places the exact location of Jesus’ ascension into heaven. It is the only day of ...

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

JERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of Israeli nationalists marched through the streets of Jerusalem on Wednesday, waving Israeli flags, singing, dancing and banging drums. As part of Jerusalem Day, an ...

Israeli officials recently announced the discovery of an unusual oil lamp dating to the fourth century, just in time for Hanukkah. In a Facebook post published Thursday, the Israel Antiquities ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, cuts an unmistakable figure in the dark corridors of the ancient, stone patriarchate in this troubled corner of the world. He moves ...

Last fall the discovery of a 2,700-year-old toilet made headlines around the world. Its significance had less to do with long-ago plumbing than with the site of its discovery: Jerusalem. No place on ...

JERUSALEM — The Old City of Jerusalem is thousands of years old. People from all over the world travel here to see the expansive history and the foundation of religions and empires — until now. Today, ...

If you think you know the story of Jerusalem, think again. There are the stories in the newspapers, there are the stories politicians will tell you, and then there’s the real story. The underground ...

In 638 CE, upon conquering Jerusalem, Caliph Omar granted Byzantine residents a covenant of peace and protection that controversially included a provision barring Jews from the city. This exclusion ...