Christian communities in the West Bank, Gaza, and Jerusalem say the situation for them has worsened under the current ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — In the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, about 90,000 Palestinians prayed at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City under tight security by ...

The meetings leapfrogged the seemingly moribund cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas. They also broke with the ...

Palestinians walk past the rubble of buildings destroyed during an Israeli offensive in Gaza City, February 6, 2025. (Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters) You’ve probably never heard of Yasser Arafat ...

The plan has come under fire for omitting key answers on issues like governance, the future of Hamas, and funding.

On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that underscores ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis increased his physical activity Wednesday, called the Catholic parish priest in Gaza and celebrated the start of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead, the Vatican ...

Trying to counter President Trump’s call to “clean out” Gaza, Arab leaders have begun to outline their own vision for ...

Arab League states approved an Egyptian proposal for a phased reconstruction plan that would keep Palestinians in Gaza while ...

Catholic leader has packed the College of Cardinals – responsible for the papal vote after his death – with men in his own ...