The Ortho­dox patriarchs of the East were frequently invited to Russia where ... Parthenius, and the Founding of the Community From Святой Елеонъ, The Mount of Olives Convent 1886–1986, (Jerusalem: ...

The Mount of Olives lamp is one of the few material traces of a Jewish presence around Jerusalem in the third to fifth centuries C.E.," Chernin said. "The exquisite artistic workmanship of the ...

As Israeli archaeologists recover artifacts from the religious site, ancient history inflames modern-day political tensions ...

Gethsemane stands in East Jerusalem, occupied territory since 1967. But this is not just a tourist site or historical ...

For the second year in a row, few foreign pilgrims were in attendance at the traditional Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives into the Old City of Jerusalem due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas ...

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa and members of the clergy take part in the traditional Palm Sunday procession in the rain at the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem on April 13. (photo: ...

In February, a plan was revealed to expropriate church land on the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem to turn it into a national park. However, the Israeli Ministry of Environment announced the ...

Christians in the West Bank and Palestinian territories where Jesus lived, preached the Gospel and died will be observing a subdued Easter due to the ongoing conflict and displacement this year.

Israel seized East Jerusalem and the Old City from Jordan ... Matthew holds that Jesus entered the Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives to the east when he joined his disciples for the Passover ...