JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of people gathered at the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem on Tuesday for the traditional priestly blessing. The “Birkat Cohanim,” or Cohen’s ...

This wall, located in the heart of the Old City, is a remnant of King Herod's renovation of the Second Temple and dates back to the first century ... Day Trip from Jerusalem (443 reviews) Travel ...

Ancient Tel Shiqmona site yields first evidence of large-scale purple dye production centuries before Roman times, possibly ...

ASI assesses damage to 16th-century monument after plaster falls ... A chunk of lime mortar plaster and stones fell from the second-floor wall of the monument. In response, officials from the ...

While in India on Tuesday, U.S. Vice President JD Vance called for enhanced engagement with the South Asian country. He said ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, ...

The earliest known Jesus mosaic inscription declaring Jesus as God, the Megiddo mosaic, was found under a prison in Israel.

the capitals) by location on a map: see the long list of Online Maps ... independent Greek cities next to but not part of first-century Israel, including Scythopolis, Pella, Gerasa, Gadara ...

Iran's state-run broadcaster revealed that U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi “briefly spoke" together — the first ... in on half a century of enmity.