Orthodox Christian clergymen and church officials wearing face masks stand outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on the day that Greek Orthodox church authorities celebrate Good Friday ...

Six years ago, when Irene Grossman purchased her home in Talbiyeh, an upscale neighborhood in central Jeru­salem, she knew that the Greek Ortho­dox Church owned the land. But she never dreamed that ...

A beam of light enters the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as Christians crowd with candles around the Edicule, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus ...

JERUSALEM, April 18 (Reuters) - The Holy Fire ceremony symbolising Jesus' resurrection took place in a deserted Jerusalem on Saturday, without the joyful throng of Orthodox Christian pilgrims who ...

Members of the Greek Orthodox Church in Palestine protesting in Jerusalem against sale of church property. (WAFA photo/Afif Amireh) Hundreds of Palestinian Christians and Muslims demonstrated Saturday ...

The Hotel Imperial, one of the contested properties. The Jerusalem District Court dismissed the Greek Patriarchate’s demand to overturn a ruling ordering the transfer of buildings it owns in the Old ...

JERUSALEM — Bells and clamor, incense and flames. One of the most chaotic gatherings in the Christian calendar is the ancient ceremony of the “Holy Fire,” with worshipers thronging the Church of the ...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Orthodox Easter celebrations around the world looked starkly different than in years past, particularly in ...

Israeli settlers walk past the Petra Hotel at the Jaffa gate area in Jerusalem's old city -- Greek Orthodox leaders denounced what the Church called the "illegal" takeover of the hotel by Israeli ...

The Greek Orthodox Church on Sunday denounced what it called a "heinous terrorist attack" on a church at the Tomb of the Virgin Mary in Jerusalem. Israeli police had said earlier in the day that a ...

The coronavirus did not stop the tradition of the Holy Fire on Saturday, the centuries-old ceremony held annually at the tomb of Jesus in Jerusalem the day before Easter on the Eastern Orthodox ...

A beam of light enters the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as Christians crowd with candles around the Edicule, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus — RONALDO SCHEMIDT Thousands of ...