On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a ...

Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter. Some 2,000 years ago, olive trees and grapevines likely grew on the land ... of Jerusalem’s Old City appeared ...

“It is very rare to see youths participating in the Holy Land ... to Israel. “Individual tourists are very rare. Travellers from India generally want to experience Jerusalem’s Old City ...

From ancient tunnels to modern memorials, a week in the Holy Land offers a powerful blend of prayer, discovery and awe. Clockwise from left: A view of the Jerusalem ... of the Old City, buried ...

As the war in Gaza rages, Syria's government transforms, and the Israeli-occupied West Bank seethes, Armenian residents of the Old City of Jerusalem ... maps, to protest what they see as an ...

In Jordan, a 50km pilgrimage trail follows the path of a 4th-Century nun who journeyed through the Holy Land – centuries before Spain's famed Camino de Santiago.

The Catholic Church has designated the Holy Land as a special destination for Jubilee pilgrimages. The Jubilee Year 2025 was officially opened in Israel with an inaugural ... in the Christian Quarter ...

Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter. On a radiant spring morning in Jerusalem ... installation featuring a map of the Old World lit up with various ...

Archaeologists say new findings from one of Christianity’s holiest sites align with descriptions in the Gospels long ...

The Israeli military began perhaps its most aggressive ground offensive so far in the war to root out what is left of Hamas, ...