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The head of the Roman Catholic Church in the Holy Land warns in an interview that the rise of Netanyahu has made life worse for Christians.

The uptick in anti-Christian incidents comes as the Israeli settler movement, galvanized by its allies in government, appears to have seized the moment to expand its enterprise in the contested capital

From chickpea potage to Byzantine chants, how a Greek Orthodox and Spanish Catholic family blends traditions.

Israeli police will curb the number of worshippers in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem for safety reasons during Orthodox Easter ceremonies on Saturday, drawing anger from church leaders ...

Saturday’s Celebration Comes During an Unusual Spate of Violence in the Old City, Touched Off by an Israeli Police Raid on Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli police will curb the number of worshippers in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem for safety reasons during Orthodox Easter ceremonies on Saturday, drawing anger from church leaders

RAMALLAH: Israeli police will curb the number of worshippers in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem during Orthodox Easter ceremonies on Saturday, drawing anger from church leaders who said they would not cooperate. The decision to limit access on Saturday to the Holy Fire, the most important Easter celebration for the Eastern Orthodox Church, angered church leaders

Churches in Jerusalem say police are imposing "heavy-handed" restrictions on the Holy Fire ceremony.

The amendment was passed with the votes of ruling New Democracy and with PASOK-Movement for Change (KINAL).

KOBZARTSI, Ukraine: Hundreds of cemeteries near front lines will be closed to Ukrainians wanting to pay their respects at graves of their relatives for Orthodox Easter this weekend, as officials fear the danger of land mines and unexploded ordnance. But in the formerly Russian-occupied village of Kobzartsi in the southwest Mykolaiv region, residents say they are hugely