The resolution from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or Unesco, heavily criticized Israel’s actions toward holy sites in Jerusalem’s Old City. The ...

But when I arrived at the holiest sites where Jesus was born, preached, died – from Bethlehem and Nazareth to the Sea of Galilee and Jerusalem — the only Christian I found was myself.

The various churches’ representatives included His Paternity Francisco Patton, Custodian of the Holy Land; Archbishop Hosam ...

“More broadly, we reaffirm the longstanding U.S. position in support of the historic status quo at Jerusalem’s holy sites and underline Jordan’s special role as custodian of Muslim holy ...

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The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, on Friday condemned sabotage against Christian sites in occupied East Jerusalem. Pizzaballa said a Jewish American broke ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Thursday’s unrest, if shocking, was anything but unique in Jerusalem, and particularly in its Old City. Home to Jewish and Muslim holy sites, and at the center of one of the most bitterly ...

The blue, purple, and scarlet embroidered parochet covering and adorning the holy areas of the desert Tabernacle (Exodus 26) forever connected these colors with the concept of sanctity of place ...

Arab Muslims conquered the Holy Land in 638. The Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa mosque are sites of pilgrimage for Muslims. For Jewish people, Jerusalem is important it is seen as the centre of ...