During 4th-7th century CE, Christian elites built numerous private churches, while Jewish donors appeared to pool their resources in a communal synagogue The post In early Christian Holy Land ...

That 2022-2023 uptick in pilgrimages breathed new life into local Christian businesses and the Holy Land’s struggling Christian communities, whose numbers have dwindled dramatically in recent years.

However, I also saw the struggles of my Christian brothers and sisters of the Holy Land. Daily checkpoints, turnstiles, intense security are just daily life for my fellow Christian brethren in ...

THE WAY OF THE CROSS. Only in the Holy Land can you celebrate Jesus’ death and resurrection in the place where it happened. The fourth-century pilgrim Egeria described the Holy Week services in ...

A 5th century church and an ancient Christian cemetery were badly vandalised in the last Christian town in the West Bank ...

The Palestinian Christian community in the West Bank has suffered increased attacks by Israel settlers in recent ...

Christian numbers in the Holy Land have collapsed from about 20 percent of the region’s population in 1949 to little more than 1 percent today, he said.

The Holy Land’s sacred sites overflow with tourists in normal times, but with an intractable war in Gaza and the looming threat of attacks by Hezbollah and Iran, airlines have canceled most flights ...

Christian leaders are encouraging pilgrimages to the Holy Land, emphasizing its safety and spiritual significance. Tour operators are seeing an uptick in interest and bookings for pilgrimages ...

Many Christians of the Holy Land rejoiced at the election of Pope Leo XIV as the successor to Saint Peter. Many of us hope that the new pope will follow the legacy of his predecessor, Pope Francis ...

However, I also saw the struggles of my Christian brothers and sisters of the Holy Land. Daily checkpoints, turnstiles, intense security are just daily life for my fellow Christian brethren in ...