The Maccabees liberated the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after defeating the vastly more numerous and powerful armies of the Syrian-Greek king Antiochus IV, who had tried to forcefully uproot the ...

With no Christmas tree or decorations adorning the Church of the Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, holiday ...

The Arab Legion of Jordan surrounded Jerusalem and isolated its 100,000 ... of the ceasefire agreement granting freedom of access to holy places) until Israel’s victory in the 1967 Six Day ...

Jesus arrived in Jerusalem, the week before Passover ... saying they would receive the power of the Holy Spirit, before he ascended into heaven.

Post reporter Caitlin Doornbos hoped to take a break from the war to share the stories of Christians making their pilgrimages ...

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year ...

The excitement and cheer that typically descends on the Palestinian town of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank during ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pilgrims lined up early Wednesday to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance ... such as a a Chicanukah party hosted last week by several Jewish organizations ...

Hanukkah is a season of light and miracles and is also a poignant reminder that the people of Israel are now more than 400 ...

On this space, for Sunday, we typically offer a note from some cleric ranting about this or that . . . Today we share a more hopeful and savory reference to the Holy ... week, the Mediterranean and ...