JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel is freezing the construction of 1,500 housing units in the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa, an Israeli newspaper is reporting. The report of the construction freeze ...

Eggs on the table and a toy rabbit on the dresser -- with a few decorations, Palestinian Christian Sawsan Bitar attempts to salvage some normality from an Easter overshadowed by coronavirus. In the ...

Christians celebrated the centuries-old Holy Fire ceremony at Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre on April 19, the Saturday before Easter.

Thousands of Christians marked Jesuss resurrection on Easter Sunday at the Jerusalem site where they believe the miracle occurred, with some prostrating themselves over his tomb and leaving in tears.

This article is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature highlighting the top picks from the editors of America Media. It was on Wednesday, Ascension Eve, that I made my way up the long incline of ...