Come October, monks and nuns are busy harvesting olives at the Mount of Olives and the Gethsemane garden — where the Gospel ...

Jesus prayed among the olive trees in the garden of Gethsemane on his last night before the crucifixion, according to the ...

Come October, monks and nuns are busy harvesting olives at the Mount of Olives and the Gethsemane garden — where, according to the Gospel, Jesus spent the last night before being take ...

On a sunny day in Jerusalem, I decided to go looking for a princess. Not just any princess, but Princess Alice of Battenberg, also known as Royal Highness Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark, ...

On a quiet hilltop in northern Israel, surrounded by palm trees and scented flowers, Father Anthony Randazzo closed his eyes and reflected on the significance of the ground beneath him. Like many ...

JERUSALEM — Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority on Monday said it was backing down from a contentious plan to encompass Christian holy sites on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives in a national park following ...

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Come October, monks and nuns are busy harvesting olives at the Mount of Olives and the Gethsemane garden — where, according to the Gospel, Jesus spent the last night before being ...

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, after a ...