At Jerusalem’s holiest church, ... The Holy Sepulchre is situated in the Old City’s Christian Quarter in East Jerusalem, which Israel captured in the 1967 Six-Day War and later annexed.

Armenian church wants Israel to stop foreclosure of 1,700-year-old property in Jerusalem. ... In a joint statement from the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem, ...

JERUSALEM. The heads of churches in Jerusalem expressed deep concern Monday over Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza, calling on the parties to quickly reach an agreement for a cease-fire.

Israel has viewed Jerusalem as its “unified, eternal” capital since capturing east Jerusalem, which includes the Old City, in the 1967 Mideast war, along with the West Bank and Gaza.

JERUSALEM, Israel — On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a centuries-old ceremony known as the Holy Fire.

In the days after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, offered himself up as a hostage in exchange for the freedom of ...