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Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and his Greek Orthodox counterpart Theophilos III visit Gaza City, June 22, 2026. (Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem via X)
June 22, 2026, 4:01 pm
Jerusalem’s Latin and Greek patriarchs visit Gaza, vow to not abandon its Christians
Visiting Gaza City’s Holy Family Church, Cardinal Pizzaballa says he came out of ‘desire for support and unity’; clergyman also to participate in interfaith dialogue event
By AFP and ToI Staff
KKL Chairman Eyal Ostrinsky speaks at the dedication of the renewed Sayeret Shaked Park in the southern city of Ofakim, February 2, 2026. (Michael Houri, KKL-JNF Photo Archive)
June 13, 2026, 10:33 am
Youngest-ever KKL-JNF chair vows to cut waste, mend fences and rebuild trust
Eyal Ostrinsky says the org won’t buy West Bank land or fund projects for right-wing settler youth, claiming his priorities are more traditional — forestry and boosting populations in the periphery
By Sue Surkes
Christian worshipers visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to mark Orthodox Easter and to attend the first public Sunday services by other Christian denominations after the war on April 12, 2026. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)
April 12, 2026, 10:30 pm
‘Feels like a blessing’: On Orthodox Easter, Christians flock back to the Holy Sepulchre
During the ceasefire with Iran, the iconic church that enshrines what many consider Jesus’s tomb opens to the public and Christians from across denominations return with cautious joy
By Rossella Tercatin
Orthodox Christian pilgrims hold up candles during the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in the Old City of Jerusalem, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
April 11, 2026, 9:52 pm
Orthodox Christian pilgrims flock to Jerusalem for Holy Fire ceremony
Annual procession marked by heightened police presence, aggressive detention of several Palestinian Christians, and limited attendance amid fragile ceasefire with Iran
By ToI Staff and AP
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee (left) meets with Israeli Christian Voice founder Ihab Shlayan at the US Embassy in Jerusalem, January 9, 2026 (The Israeli Christian Voice)
February 3, 2026, 8:16 pm
After Jerusalem church leaders rebuke Christian Zionism, schism blamed on Jordan, PA
Patriarch statement seemingly portrayed IDF veteran Ihab Shlayan’s pro-Israel activism as outside religious consensus, but letter lacked Catholic backing and may have been directed from above
By Lazar Berman
The Talbieh neighborhood of Jerusalem (Noam Chen)
July 3, 2025, 7:24 am
Jerusalemites on leased land fume over secret talks that could leave them in limbo
Report details proposed deal over former church lands between KKL-JNF and real estate tycoon that would extend leases by only 50 years, keeping homeowners in state of uncertainty
By Zev Stub
Franciscan friars and sisters pray during a mass for the Feast of the Ascension on The Rock of the Ascension at The Chapel of the Ascension in Jerusalem on May 20, 2020. The Feast of the Ascension commemorates the Christian belief of the bodily Ascension of Jesus into heaven. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
June 24, 2024, 8:37 am
Churches protest Israel’s demand they pay property tax, say it’s undoing status quo
Though they’re major landowners, churches traditionally were exempt from property taxes; leaders call warning letters a ‘coordinated attack’ on Christian presence in Holy Land
By Julia Frankel
Worshippers stand with a monk outside the closed entrance to the tomb of the Virgin Mary in Jerusalem following the alleged assault of a priest, on March 19, 2023. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)
March 20, 2023, 7:55 am
Greek Church condemns ‘terror attack’ after clerics targeted at Jerusalem holy site
Israel Police say southern Israel resident wielding iron bar arrested for ‘violent incident’ at Tomb of the Virgin Mary; eyewitness claims two Jewish men involved
By AFP and ToI Staff
The Jerusalem neighborhood of Talbieh, viewed from the Old City of Jerusalem. (Pinybal, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons). The Inbal Hotel can be seen in the foreground.
January 20, 2023, 9:51 am
US developer pays over $200 million for slice of central Jerusalem
Greek Orthodox Church sells land that includes homes, hotels, and undeveloped plots to luxury US real estate firm
By Danielle Nagler
Former Greek Patriarch Irineos I waves from the rooftop of his apartment in the Old City of Jerusalem, January 6, 2011. (AP/Dan Balilty)
January 15, 2023, 6:11 am
Ex-Greek Orthodox patriarch, who said church imprisoned him in Jerusalem, dies at 83
Irineos I, ousted from position in 2005 over allegations he sold patriarchate land to settlers, claimed successor confined him in apartment for over a decade
By ToI Staff
Jerusalem's Greek Orthodox patriarch Theophilos III leads the Christmas Midnight Mass for the Greek Orthodox at the Church of the Nativity in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem, on January 7, 2018. (Musa Al Shaer/AFP)
July 16, 2022, 2:56 am
Meeting Biden, J’lem Christian leader describes ‘attacks by Israeli radical groups’
Greek patriarch of Jerusalem tells US leader there is an ‘unprecedented’ effort to drive Christians out of the holy city, through vandalism and property seizures
By ToI Staff
The Imperial Hotel (left) and the Petra Hostel (right), located between Jaffa Gate and the Arab market in Jerusalem's Old City, June 21, 2022. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
June 27, 2022, 11:35 am
Old City hotelier facing eviction: ‘Biden, give Christians 10 minutes of your visit’
Abu el-Walid Dajani, whose family has leased Imperial Hotel since 1949, says ‘Palestinian heritage endangered’; new leaseholder Ateret Cohanim: ‘Jews entitled to live everywhere’
By Sue Surkes
The Imperial Hotel next to Jaffa Gate in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on November 29, 2019. (Gali Tibbon/AFP)
June 15, 2022, 4:17 pm
Russia expresses ‘deep concern’ over Jerusalem church land ruling
Remarks come amid deterioration in ties following evidence of Russian atrocities in Ukraine and growing antisemitic rhetoric from Russian leaders
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Housing construction in Holon. Illustrative. (100 via iStock by Getty Images)
June 14, 2022, 2:05 pm
Daily Briefing June 14: Country’s under construction, but who can afford the prices?
Environmental correspondent Sue Surkes discusses Greek Orthodox Church real estate and marinas, as real estate reporter Danielle Nagler looks at housing prices and tourist options
By ToI Staff
People walk past the Imperial Hotel located next to the Jaffa Gate in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on November 29, 2019. (Gali Tibbon/AFP)
June 9, 2022, 7:11 pm
Supreme Court upholds Greek church sales to far-right group, ending legal battle
Top court backs earlier district court ruling rejecting retrial bid. Patriarchate vows to continue supporting Palestinian tenants who face potential eviction
By Sue Surkes
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