Greece and Christians throughout the world mark the Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross celebrated each year on September 14th.
The Feast commemorates the discovery of the True Cross. Legend holds that the relic was...
The Holy Fire was successfully lit at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Orthodox Holy Saturday, maintaining the centuries-old Orthodox Easter tradition.
The sacred flame will soon be bound to travel to Greece, Cyprus, and many other...
Archaeological findings of the Assyrian campaign in the Holy Land show that it significantly impacted Jerusalem and the overall Judean economy.
While there is no historical evidence that the Jerusalem siege was successful, new findings indicate that the Assyrian campaign...
In a remarkable discovery near Kiryat Gat, a city in southern Israel, archaeologists have revealed the remains of an ancient gate that dates back 5,500 years. This newly unearthed gate is believed to be the oldest of its kind...
The quest to find the ancient Ark of the Covenant, created by the Hebrews thousands of years ago, not only rocked the archaeological world in the early 1900s but also caused so much outrage that it still reverberates around...
The sacred oil which will be used for the coronation of King Charles on 6th May 2023 has been consecrated in Jerusalem.
Theophilos III, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, and the city’s Anglican Archbishop Hosam Naoum consecrated the Chrism...
An International music event will be held for the first time in both Palestine and Israel with the hope of expanding, in the near future, to other countries such as Lebanon and Syria. The music event, entitled “Terra Sancta Organ...
By Pat McCarthy* and Dan Woodin**
BETHLEHEM/JERUSALEM (ANS) -- A snapshot of the Holy Land's Christian population was revealed after Pope Francis' and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's joint visit to Jordan and the West Bank last spring.
It is fascinating to note that Christians...
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, currently on a visit to the Holy Lands, on Tuesday had meetings with the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships.
During the Patriarch's visit, Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced their decision to visit the...
JERUSALEM – His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and His Holiness Pope Francis crossed a fifty-year milestone today, continuing the legacy of their predecessors Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras. In 1964, those leaders broke a silence of centuries...
