passover

JERUSALEM (AP) — A year ago, Giordana Grego’s parents spent Passover at home in Israel, alone but grateful that they…

The coronavirus pandemic has also gripped the Holy Land and Jerusalem’s Old City has come to a near standstill. Bereft…

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israelis celebrating the Jewish Passover holiday this week will hold the “seder”, the traditional meal celebrating freedom…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Christian pilgrims and clergy members marched through the ancient stone alleys of Jerusalem’s Old City,…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say they detained four suspects involved in an attempt to smuggle two baby goats into…

Egyptian Coptic Orthodox churches decided on Wednesday to cancel Easter Sunday celebrations, which mark the resurrection of Jesus Christ, as…

Outside of Cairo's St. Mark's Cathedral, the seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope, a dozen high-ranking police officers are stationed…

Egyptian churches, in the southern city of Minya, say they will not hold Easter celebrations next Saturday in mourning for…

Israel closed off access to the Palestinian territories Monday as a security measure for the weeklong Passover holiday.The military said…

A taxi pulls up to the Shaar Hashamayim Synagogue on Adly Street in downtown Cairo. The driver has to wait…