Church leaders point to inhospitable political atmosphere as they lock compounds at night; government ministries insist they are actively combating ill-treatment

IDF Civil Administration and police accompany Massimo Fusarelli to capital, West Bank city; Israel gearing up for influx of tourists during Christmas holiday

Baptism of the Lord on January 10 celebrated with 50 priests, guests, and soldiers, at the Franciscan St. John the Baptist Chapel

Tiny piece of wood returns to Holy Land nearly 1,400 years after it was sent to Rome as a gift to pope