JERUSALEM (RNS) — Historic Christian churches representing the predominantly Arab Christian community and mostly U.S.

As the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity unfolded, the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches of the Holy Land warned that ...

Catholic bishops from around the world have issued a communiqué calling for a return to "meaningful negotiations" towards a ...

Huckabee's post followed a January 17 statement by the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem, published on the ...

The statement comes after a recent report by the Council of Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem found “threats to ...

A quest for prestige coupled with the desire to celebrate one’s favorite saint fueled the construction of hundreds of churches in the land of Israel, and in the greater Near East region during Late ...

Senior clergy say outside agendas are fracturing Christian unity in the Holy Land and undermining their authority.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has criticized Orthodox church leaders in Jerusalem for disparaging "free-church ...

Church leaders in Jerusalem accused local Israeli authorities of launching a "coordinated attack" against the Christian presence in the Holy Land after several municipalities initiated legal ...

In the midst of the Hamas-Israel war in Gaza, the patriarchs and leaders of ancient Christian churches in Jerusalem have signed a joint document in which they denounce that four Israeli municipalities ...

BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK – The escalating conflict between Israel and the Palestinian territories often brings focus on the tensions between Judaism and Islam, the two majority religions in the region.

Speaking to a group of pilgrims from Rome at the Franciscan headquarters in the Old City of Jerusalem on Jan. 7, Franciscan Father Francesco Ielpo, custos of the Holy Land, called pilgrims back to the ...