Local authorities counting on the Holy Land’s small Christian community to lift spirits for the holiday after Israel imposes tourist travel ban in attempt to stop spread of Omicron

President Herzog hosts rabbis, imams, and patriarchs at his residence, as they cite their role 'as senior representatives of the religions of the Holy Land' in issuing call

Masked worshipers parade from Mount of Olives to Holy City, in a happier and more populous celebration than previous year; Christians attend services in the West Bank

Office has been vacant since resignation of Fouad Twal in 2016

Chief rabbis, along with Muslim and Christian leaders, come together to beseech God to heal the sick and 'avert the plague from Your world'

Religious figures to recite special prayer for victims of coronavirus pandemic and in light of rising anti-Semitism, racism across globe

Pope opens holiday with sermon offering love to 'even the worst' as French mark first Christmas in over 200 years without fire-ravaged Notre Dame

Worshipers from around the world come to Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus was born; city's hotels at full capacity, PA minister says

Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the most senior Roman Catholic official in the Middle East, to lead midnight mass on Tuesday evening in city where Jesus believed born