Thousands of pilgrims joined the annual Stations of the Cross procession in the old town of Jerusalem as Christians around the world were marking Good Friday. In the years leading up to the ...

An estimated 50,000 Christians live in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. This year, Israeli officials limited the number allowed to leave the Palestinian enclave and enter Jerusalem to about 6,000.

On Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, after two weeks, the Franciscan Friars of the Custody of the Holy Land returned to pray the Way of the Cross on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem. Credit: Marinella Bandini ...

A 10-year-old found a golden cross while on a class field trip to the village of Ein Karem village in Jerusalem, Israel. The medallion is believed to be 100 to 200 years old.

A small shop in the heart of Jerusalem's walled Old City offers Christian pilgrims indelible memories of their visit to the holy city: tattoos with religious designs unchanged for centuries.

The procession has taken place each Good Friday for 2-thousand years, drawing thousands of people. The Way of the Cross is one of several rituals that take place in the days surrounding Easter.