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Starting with Jesus’ Palm Sunday ride into Jerusalem, the events written in the Bible’s New Testament leading up to the ...

A rare 1,700-year-old lamp with Jewish Temple symbols has been uncovered in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced.

She works for several news agencies and online newspapers in the Catholic space. Currently based in Jerusalem, she collaborates with the Custody of the Holy Land. Your monthly donation will help ...

Elf on the Shelf, meet the Mensch on the Bench. As the two holidays converge, test your knowledge of Christmas and Hanukkah traditions.

Israel's Health Ministry on Wednesday reported that an unvaccinated 17-year-old boy from the Jerusalem area was diagnosed with polio. The teen was hospitalized and suffers from paralysis ...

With no Christmas tree or decorations adorning the Church of the Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, holiday cheer was absent in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem on ...

Let’s embrace the light this Hanukkah as we celebrate this holiday with fantastic family activities! Hanukkah is a magical time in Jerusalem: The capital is lit up, and there’ ...

Standing in front of a small stone ossuary bearing the inscription "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus," Oded Golan gestures with quiet reverence. The box, he explains, once held human bones. Now, ...

A 2,000-year-old bone box etched with the name of Jesus' brother was discovered in Israel. It features the inscription 'James ...