This is the story of how Greek Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox and Roman Catholic Christians in ...

The decision comes in the wake of a much-publicized revolt by his monastery’s monks over his handling of the situation.

“On Wednesday, August 6th, the Jerusalem Municipality unilaterally decided to freeze the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem’s bank account. It is our understanding that the reasoning behind this ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Holy Fire ceremony symbolising Jesus' resurrection was lit in a deserted Jerusalem on Saturday, without the joyful throng of Orthodox Christian pilgrims who normally attend a ...

A beam of light enters the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as Christians crowd with candles around the Edicule, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Catholic patriarch of Jerusalem, last week lamented the deaths of 18 Palestinians in a missile strike on the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Porphyrius in Gaza ...

JERUSALEM, April 15 (Reuters) - Thousands of Palestinian Christians and pilgrims from around the world filled Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday to celebrate the Orthodox Holy Light ceremony, under a ...

A RECENT move by Israel to freeze the bank accounts of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem has been criticised by ...

Theophilos Giannopoulos presents Recep Tayyip Erdogan framed copy of Hazrat Umar’s covenant granting rights to Christians ...

JERUSALEM — Bells and clamor, incense and flames. One of the most chaotic gatherings in the Christian calendar is the ancient ceremony of the “Holy Fire,” with worshipers thronging the Church of the ...

The Greek Orthodox Church on Sunday denounced what it called a "heinous terrorist attack" on a church at the Tomb of the Virgin Mary in Jerusalem. Israeli police had said earlier in the day that a ...

Under Israeli rule, Christians in Israel and the West Bank have suffered increasing attacks, including spitting on clergy, ...