Wildfires raging near Jerusalem forced evacuations in several areas and led to several major road closures on Wednesday, as firefighters struggle to contain the flames amid dry conditions and high winds. Israel is seeking international assistance to fight ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, walks through the ruins of buildings in Gaza City. He visited northern Gaza Strip May 16-19, 2024, during Pentecost. At a press conference May 20 following his return to Jerusalem, he said ...

Closing the three-hour service where speakers ranged from Peretz’s grandmother to Israel’s president, Shelley Peretz said the fact that her son had finally crossed back into Israel — on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, the same as on the day he was taken — made all the difference.

Two gunmen opened fire at a crowded Jerusalem bus stop in Ramot, killing and wounding passengers in the city’s deadliest attack in years. The deadly attack on Monday morning at a busy bus stop is a stark reminder of the unabating terrorist threat. Reports indicated that two gunmen entered Jerusalem with weapons. They travelled to a busy area near Ramot, then opened fire on a number 62 bus ...

JERUSALEM -- Thousands of ultranationalist Israelis marched through a sensitive Palestinian area of Jerusalem on Wednesday in an annual procession, chanting racist slogans as the country's far-right national security minister boasted that Jews had prayed ...

More than 1,400 evangelical Christians from more than five dozen countries have gathered in Jerusalem to show their support for Israel this week.

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, speaks during a news conference at the patriarchate headquarters in the Old City of Jerusalem May 13, 2025. Pizzaballa had just returned from the Vatican where he attended the May 7-8 conclave, which on its second day elected former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV. (OSV News/Reuters/Ammar Awad)

The sixth Jerusalem International Women’s Film Festival, featuring engaging new movies by and about women, will be held October 27-31 at the Jerusalem Cinematheque, as well as at other venues around the city.

In spring 2023, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem addressed a conference about a dizzyingly complex subject -- Christianity in the ancient Middle East, as well as the future of its many churches and traditions. This speech included Catholic interactions ...