(RNS) — Franklin Graham's 30-minute Easter special from Jerusalem is one of many programs airing amid a huge downturn in Holy Land tourism since Oct. 7. (RNS) — Holy Week is typically a time when ...

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JERUSALEM (AP) – Thousands of Christians gathered near Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher for Easter Saturday and marched in processions brimming with tradition, taking turns to pray in the site ...

The pews of the St. Catherine Church in Bethlehem were full and it was standing room only, as parishioners dressed in colorful Easter finery filled in for the Easter Sunday Mass. For some, it was a ...

ROME – Ahead of Easter, several Church leaders in Jerusalem sent a message to the people of Gaza assuring of their closeness and support, telling Gazans not to lose hope, while the Jesuit order ...

The countdown toward Easter, the "Feast of Feasts," begins on February 23, 2026, with the dawn of Kathara Deftera (Clean Monday) ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Every year, Christians from across the world visit Jerusalem for Easter week, walking the Via Dolorosa, the path Jesus is said to have walked on the way to his crucifixion more than ...

‘May the light of the Resurrection illuminate our minds, and convert our hearts, and make us aware of the value of every human life, which must be welcomed, protected and loved.’ Pope Francis gives ...