To be called Ararat, a tract of land on nearby Grand Island that was intended in 1825 to be the first autonomous Jewish ...

At the turn of the twentieth century, some Jewish exiles dreamed of a homeland in Palestine. The Jewish Territorial ...

UPPER GALILEE, northern Israel — Standing at her ... the British felt the “Holy River Jordan” belonged in the Holy Land, as Biger put it. Those with a military bent also recognized the ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. The Vatican said Francis suffered a stroke which led to a coma and his heart to fail, as ...

In time for Easter, here's a look at some of the incredible artistic tributes to the Christian narrative that can be found ...

While I taste the butter-filled date and honey-drizzled mofleta, I will pray that this beautiful Land of Israel, and all of ...

Pope Francis has designated 2025 a Jubilee year in the Catholic Church, and NJ travel agencies hope a fragile ceasefire in ...

Here & Now's Scott Tong talks with NPR international correspondent Aya Batrawy about the status of ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, and Israel's seizure of territory in the Gaza Strip.

It is often said that Israel has four seas: the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, the Dead Sea, and the Sea of Galilee, but the last two are actually lakes. In Israel, there are beautiful coastal ... Latin ...

MANILA, Philippines — While many mothers are set to spend more time with their families this Holy Week, Marichu Feliciano—a domestic helper in Kuwait—is among thousands of overseas Filipino ...

She also noted that the Holy Land “has ... house in northern Israel was reported to have been raided, an incident in which “sacred objects were damaged and replaced with Jewish religious ...

Buildings and agricultural land were destroyed by the military ... out offensive terrorist activities" against Israel. The United Nations estimates hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have ...