Ayman Oghanna for NPR Jewish revelers in a Purim parade pass protesters holding placards marking the days since hostages from Israel have been held by Hamas. Outside the church of Gethsemane, ...

Holy Week is the most sacred time in Christianity. From Palm Sunday to the victory of Easter seven days later is what defines the faith. There is no Christian religion without the resurrection of ...

Christians worldwide celebrate Palm Sunday on April 2, 2022. Palm Sunday, the commemoration of Jesus' final entry into Jerusalem before his crucifixion, death and resurrection, is also the start of ...

According to archaeologists, the house where the Last Supper may have taken place is still standing in Jerusalem after 2,000 years. They believe that this significant Biblical event took place in the ...

The top of the Mount of Olives is where tradition places the exact location of Jesus’ ascension into heaven. On Ascension Day, Christians can celebrate the liturgy inside the chapel thanks to a ...

A coin minted by Jewish rebels just before the destruction of the Second Temple – an event Jesus predicted in the Gospels – has been unearthed in Jerusalem. The 2,000-year-old artifact was found at ...

It is smooth to the touch, cool and solid. It is worn, but not so much that its extraordinary message cannot be read. The small limestone box, the color of sand, nearly 2,000 years old, sits on its ...