The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/christian-pilgrims/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:12:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Christian pilgrims | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/christian-pilgrims/ 32 32 On the trail of Lawrence of Arabia: 1,400-year-old church found in the Negev https://www.timesofisrael.com/on-the-trail-of-lawrence-of-arabia-1400-year-old-church-found-in-the-negev/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:58:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3779639 Mosaic-decorated church uncovered at Nitzana National Park sheds light on the scene among pilgrims traveling through the Holy Land to Saint Catherine's Monastery in Egypt

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]]> Daily Briefing Dec. 28: Day 814 – Will $35 billion gas deal with Egypt hike electricity costs? https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-dec-28-day-814-will-35-billion-gas-deal-with-egypt-hike-electricity-costs/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 13:39:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3721524&preview=true&preview_id=3721524 Tech editor Sharon Wrobel reports on natural gas agreement; archaeology reporter Rossella Tercatin discusses ancient Holy Land trinkets and Israel's Kingdom of David

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]]> Forget keychains, Byzantine pilgrims took home ‘souvenir’ flasks, newly found mold shows https://www.timesofisrael.com/forget-keychains-byzantine-pilgrims-took-home-souvenir-flasks-newly-found-mold-shows/ Thu, 25 Dec 2025 18:10:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3719959 Judean Desert finds dated 1,400 years ago bear witness to 'flourishing Christian pilgrimage industry' as travelers from around Roman Empire sought mementos of visits to Jesus-linked sites

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]]> Child finds unique decorated cross on Jerusalem field trip https://www.timesofisrael.com/child-finds-unique-decorated-cross-on-jerusalem-field-trip/ Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:19:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3448783 While on a class foraging walk, boy, 10, discovers small Christian artifact encrusted with intricate mosaic decorations that points to Jerusalem's history as a pilgrimage center

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]]> In a still Jerusalem Old City, Easter pilgrims pray for peace amid fears of war https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-a-still-jerusalem-old-city-easter-pilgrims-pray-for-peace-amid-fears-of-war/ Sun, 31 Mar 2024 14:04:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3257558 Undeterred by the conflict keeping most away, a few hardy Christian worshipers from Israel and abroad experience the holiday under unusual circumstances

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]]> Israel-Hamas war ices hopes for post-pandemic tourism rebound https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-hamas-war-ices-hopes-for-post-pandemic-tourism-rebound/ Thu, 08 Feb 2024 18:05:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3219686 Foreign tourism, particularly Christian pilgrimage, grinds to a halt due to the war instead of bouncing back with the mitigation of COVID-19 threat

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]]> Daily Briefing Oct. 5: Why Orthodox radicals are spitting at the hand that feeds them https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-oct-5-why-orthodox-radicals-are-spitting-at-the-hand-that-feeds-them/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 09:40:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3112345&preview=true&preview_id=3112345 Diplomatic reporter Tal Schneider on coalition's response to latest harassment of Christians in Jerusalem; environment reporter Sue Surkes discusses worrying soft coral discovery

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]]> 5 arrested for spitting at Christians in Jerusalem; police minister: It’s not criminal https://www.timesofisrael.com/5-arrested-for-spitting-at-christians-in-jerusalem-police-minister-its-not-criminal/ Wed, 04 Oct 2023 09:49:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3111725 Ben Gvir says attacks on pilgrims wrong but 'not everything justifies an arrest'; MK Rothman: Most in procession were perfectly behaved, police blowing things out of proportion

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]]> Fire service forbids Christian pilgrims from celebrating Feast of Transfiguration https://www.timesofisrael.com/fire-service-forbids-christian-pilgrims-from-celebrating-feast-of-transfiguration/ Sat, 19 Aug 2023 14:57:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3075758 Authorities say church site on Mount Tabor cannot safely contain thousands of tourists, leading to cancellation of event for a second straight year

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]]> Israel said barring Ethiopian Christian pilgrims from country, for fear they’ll stay https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-barring-ethiopian-christian-pilgrims-from-entering-country/ Mon, 14 Mar 2022 08:10:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2723433 In letter cited by Israeli TV, immigration authorities tell tourism agencies not to let groups because of concerns they won't return home due to ongoing civil war

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]]> Ancient souvenir was a pocket-sized lamb of Bethlehem for Christian pilgrims https://www.timesofisrael.com/ancient-souvenir-was-a-pocket-sized-lamb-of-bethlehem-for-christian-pilgrims/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 17:58:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2455087 Israel Museum researcher finds rare eulogia token showing both baby Jesus and Church of the Nativity as it may have looked 700 years after his birth

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]]> Back in 1620, the Pilgrim leader behind the 1st Thanksgiving was Hebrew-obsessed https://www.timesofisrael.com/back-in-1620-the-pilgrim-leader-behind-the-1st-thanksgiving-was-hebrew-obsessed/ Wed, 25 Nov 2020 23:39:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2436735 William Bradford's 'Of Plymouth Plantation' features about 1,000 words in the biblical tongue. But although many early Protestants studied Hebrew, they were hardly philo-Semitic

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]]> Collector gifts Hebrew U. 130,000 postcards showing Holy Land since Ottoman era https://www.timesofisrael.com/collector-gifts-hebrew-university-130000-post-cards-from-the-holy-land/ Thu, 24 Sep 2020 03:07:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2394946 Vast trove provides snapshots documenting experiences and impressions of visitors, including many pilgrims, who toured from 19th-century Ottoman period up to 21st-century Israel

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]]> The Last Supper, Cave of Agony & Via Dolorosa: An Easter guide to the Holy City https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-last-supper-cave-of-agony-via-dolorosa-an-easter-guide-to-the-holy-city/ Sat, 11 Apr 2020 05:48:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2276508 Before the virus struck, pilgrims would follow in Jesus' footsteps from the site of his Passover celebration at the Cenacle to his tomb in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

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]]> US Christian pilgrims quarantined near Bethlehem turn to prayer, kinship https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-christian-pilgrims-quarantined-near-bethlehem-turn-to-prayer-kinship/ Sun, 08 Mar 2020 13:42:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2254944 'It’s not a great situation, but we’re trying to make the best of it,' says Alabama pastor whose group is in isolation in the West Bank

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