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Armenian Christians, accompanied by Israeli volunteers, enter the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
August 7, 2026, 11:11 pm
Foreign Ministry, Huckabee pan WSJ report on harassment of Christians in Israel
Jerusalem argues story on rise in attacks on clerics ‘took radical voices, extreme cases and turned them into the face of a country’; US envoy: Attacks ‘occasional but rare’
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
An IDF soldier appears to destroy a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon (seen in an undated photo on the left side prior to the incident), in an image uploaded to social media on April 19, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 20, 2026, 5:10 pm
Destruction of Jesus statue should serve as moral wake-up call for IDF, Israel
Israel boasts about being safe for Christians and other minorities, yet is unwilling to crack down on soldiers and civilians whose actions are taking a hammer to ties with Christians
By Lazar Berman
A hoard of 97 pure gold coins dating back to the 6th and 7th centuries CE, unearthed during archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Hippos (Sussita), near the Sea of Galilee, in a discovery announced on September 25, 2025. (Dr. Michael Eisenberg/University of Haifa)
September 25, 2025, 8:39 pm
Fabulous 1,400-year-old trove of gold coins sheds light on Galilee Christian city’s demise
Metal detector beeps lead archaeologists to nearly 100 coins and jewelry hidden during the 7th-century Sassanid invasion at Hippos (Sussita), including an unusual mix of denominations
By Rossella Tercatin
A man visits the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP/Mahmoud Illean)
August 26, 2025, 11:14 am
Alleged Western Wall vandal accused of painting ‘holocaust in Gaza’ on Holy Sepulchre
Police reportedly find graffiti on Old City church weeks after same man, apparently mentally ill, was released to psychiatric care after allegedly daubing identical slogans on Jewish sites
By ToI Staff
Prof. Jacob Ashkenazi from the Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee as he cleans an inscription found in Horvat Hesheq, between Carmiel and Maalot, in 2018. (Prof. Jacob Ashkenazi)
April 20, 2025, 9:02 am
In early Christian Holy Land, private churches rose as acts of faith — and displays of power
During 4th-7th century CE, new research shows, Christian elites built numerous private churches, while Jewish donors appeared to pool their resources in a communal synagogue
By Rossella Tercatin
A temporary tent camp set up for Palestinians who were evacuated from their homes in Khan Younis on December 11, 2023 (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)
December 27, 2023, 2:44 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 27: Day 82 – Fear of disease spreading from Gaza after soldier dies
Political correspondent Tal Schneider discusses missile hits on Galilee church and Negev synagogue; health editor Renee Ghert-Zand looks at potential health risks coming from Gaza
By ToI Staff
Worshipers leave the Stella Maris church in Haifa, Israel after a service on July 20, 2023. (Canaan Lidor)
July 27, 2023, 10:07 am
Jewish pilgrims clash with Christian worshipers outside iconic Haifa church
Stella Maris, a Catholic house of worship, is believed by some to be burial place of Prophet Elisha; has become flashpoint as Breslov Hasidic movement members try to pray outside
By Canaan Lidor
Christian pilgrims hold candles as they gather during the ceremony of the Holy Fire at Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead, in the Old City of Jerusalem, on April 23, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
April 1, 2023, 12:43 am
Jerusalem churches appeal to government to safeguard Easter worship after attacks
Christian leaders lament that some of their churches, funeral processions and gathering sites have been targeted and that attendance at some ceremonies was limited by authorities
By AFP
A US tourist, left, is led away by police on suspicion that he vandalized a statue in the Church of the Flagellation in the Old City of Jerusalem, February 2, 2023. (Israel Police)
February 2, 2023, 2:33 pm
US tourist arrested for vandalizing statue in Jerusalem Old City church
Sculpture of Scourged Savior toppled in Church of Flagellation on Via Dolorosa Street; security guard wrestles man to floor; police checking if he has mental health issues
By ToI Staff
Sally Ibrahim Azar, center, a Palestinian Christian and Council member of the Lutheran World Federation is applauded by clergy after she was ordained as the first female pastor in the Holy Land, in the Old City of Jerusalem, January 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
January 22, 2023, 10:02 pm
First Palestinian woman ordained as pastor at Lutheran church in Jerusalem
Sally Azar, who will be one of five ordained women in the Middle East, to head English-speaking congregation at the Church of the Redeemer
By AP
A mosaic floor uncovered in a Byzantine era church found near Jericho. (Civil Administration)
January 12, 2023, 5:27 pm
Spectacular Byzantine church mosaics uncovered near Jericho
Building appears to have been large house of prayer that survived iconoclasm during early Islamic period and later earthquake; to be relocated for preservation, display
By ToI Staff
People walk outside the Alexander Nevsky Church in Jerusalem's Old City, on January 20, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
March 3, 2022, 5:01 pm
Amid Ukraine invasion, Jerusalem court nixes transfer of Old City property to Russia
Judge rules only the government is able to decide on ownership of Alexander’s Courtyard, due to matter’s political and religious considerations
By ToI Staff
Circa 400 CE Byzantine church excavated at Banias Nature Reserve. (Yaniv Cohen)
October 28, 2020, 12:16 pm
Ancient church found where Jesus said to tell Peter to establish Christianity
4th-century church, one of earliest in Israel, was built atop temple to Pan at spot in Banias where New Testament says Peter saw Jesus as Messiah, was told to spread his teachings
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Aerial view of 1,300-year-old church in the village of Kfar Kama, near Mount Tabor. (Alex Wiegmann, Israel Antiquities Authority)
July 28, 2020, 3:12 pm
Large 6th century church compound uncovered near site of Jesus’ transfiguration
Israel Antiquities Authority salvage excavations ahead of construction of playground in Galilee village of Kfar Kama reveals hitherto unknown possible monastery
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
A Boswellia tree growing on Socotra island, Yemen, znm, IStock photos from Getty Images
July 8, 2019, 11:36 am
Frankincense production ‘could halve in 20 years’ because trees over-exploited
Research warns that future of aromatic resin, once used in Temple incense, is in danger due to collapse of Boswellia tree populations from which sap is collected
By Sue Surkes
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