2+ week, 18+ hour ago  (640+ words) In the usually lively alleyways of Jerusalem's Old City, silence reigned on Easter on Sunday, with the holiday overshadowed by Israeli restrictions on access to the Holy Sepulchre, where the faithful commemorate Christ's crucifixion and resurrection. On routes approaching the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (199+ words) US President Donald Trump's personal spiritual advisor is facing widespread backlash on social media after making a controversial comparison between him and Jesus Christ on Wednesday. "Jesus taught so many lessons through his death, burial and resurrection. He showed us…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (345+ words) Worshippers have gathered for Palm Sunday Mass at the Holy Family Church, the only Catholic church in Gaza, where they have prayed for peace. Dozens of children, adults, monks and nuns have attended the service marking the beginning of Holy…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago  (324+ words) Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass. This follows the ban on Muslims from Eid al-Fitr prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (196+ words) Pope Leo XIV, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, presided over his first Christmas Eve mass on Wednesday. The service took place at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in Rome and was attended by cardinals, bishops, priests, diplomatic…...