A woman prays on the Via Dolorosa in the Old City of Jerusalem on Sept. 11. The city is considered sacred to Christians, Jews and Muslims. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill)

Pope Francis warns of new ‘tension’ if U.S. embassy is moved to Jerusalem

by Gerard O’Connell December 6, 2017

Without naming President Trump, the pope urged all nations to “respect the status quo” of Jerusalem in accordance with United Nations resolutions.

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Last Take, Politics & Society

When it comes to peace in Israel-Palestine, America isn’t the solution—it’s the problem.

by Margot Patterson November 22, 2017

Peace seems no closer than it did before the Oslo Accord.

Senior Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad, center right, and Hamas' representative, Saleh al-Arouri, center left, sign a reconciliation agreement during a press conference at the Egyptian intelligence complex in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. Thursday's signing came after two days of negotiations in the Egyptian capital on the governing of the Gaza Strip as part of the most serious effort to date to end the 10 year rift between the rival Palestinian groups. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

News, Politics & Society

Palestinian rivals reach preliminary deal on governing Gaza

by Hamza Hendawi - Associated Press and Fares Akram - Associated Press October 13, 2017

“This is the dream and the ambition of every patriotic and honorable Palestinian, to reach unification.”

Arts & Culture, Film

How a one-man film about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict fights the evil of silence

by Angelo Jesus Canta September 28, 2017January 11, 2026

When you only listen to one story, you neglect so many others.

Faith, News

After the Hobby Lobby scandal, a spotlight on antiquities sales in Israel

by Michele Chabin - Religion News Service August 17, 2017

Israel’s 1978 Antiquities Law was tightened in 2012 and again last year, so that all licensed dealers are now required to share images of everything in their inventory.

People cross into Jerusalem from the West Bank through Checkpoint 300 (CNS photo/courtesy Sean Hawkey, World Council of Churches).

Arts & Culture, Books

The facts on the ground in the West Bank

by Elizabeth Webb August 10, 2017

Elizabeth Webb reviews “A Land Without Borders” by Nir Baram.

Faith, Faith in Focus

A journey through the Holy Land with Catholic novelist Ron Hansen

by Ron Hansen July 20, 2017

Why Ron Hansen will never read the Gospels the same.

(CNS photo-CNS photo-Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard)

News, Politics & Society

Holy Land Festival unites Muslims and Christians in hope for restored peace

by Josephine von Dohlen - Catholic News Service July 18, 2017

The festival cultivates a conversation of hope around the Holy Land, with many groups coming together to engage visitors with the situation of Christians and of peace in the Holy Land.