The Rev. Meletios Zafaran is preaching on the birth of John the Baptist. He’s speaking in Arabic, so not everyone in the congregation understands what he’s saying. During the Sunday evening sermon, he ...

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — At a recent Sunday mass, Arab Christians enthusiastically joined in the ancient chants and prayers of their faith — until the name of their spiritual leader was invoked. “Unworthy ...

A PALESTINE ARAB DELEGATION TOURING THE BALKANS TO SEEK SUPPORT FOR THE HOLY LAND ARABS ARRIVED HERE FROM ISTANBUL TODAY AND WAS RECEIVED BY PATRIARCH MIRON CHRISTEA, SUPREME ORTHODOX PRELATE IN ...

Coronavirus cases doubled in the capital over the past week, with most of the rise concentrated in ultra-Orthodox and East Jerusalem neighborhoods, the Corona National Information and Knowledge Center ...

JERUSALEM – Israel's central bank chief says demographic changes such as aging and the larger proportion of Arabs and ultra-Orthodox Jews in society threaten the country's long-term growth prospects.

The Orthodox Church congregation in Jordan is divided over whether Arab clerics should assume the helm of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, led by Greeks for centuries, according to a ...

A group of Orthodox Jews will march through an Arab-Israeli town to show solidarity with its residents. JERUSALEM (JTA) — A group of Orthodox Jews will march through an Arab-Israeli town to show ...

Long-term population projections anticipate that the demographic composition of Israeli society will change substantially over the next 50 years, which will have an impact on the Israeli economy.

A government plan to hand out stimulus checks to all Israeli citizens except very high earners will likely be changed to favor families with many children following demands by ultra-Orthodox and Arab ...

In this Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015 photo, Jordanian Orthodox Christians pray during Sunday Mass service at the Presentation of the Lord Church, in Amman, Jordan. At a recent Sunday mass, Arab Christians ...