Come October, monks and nuns are busy harvesting olives at the Mount of Olives and the Gethsemane garden — where the Gospel ...

Jesus prayed among the olive trees in the garden of Gethsemane on his last night before the crucifixion, according to the ...

Come October, monks and nuns are busy harvesting olives at the Mount of Olives and the Gethsemane garden — where, according to the Gospel, Jesus spent the last night before being take ...

JERUSALEM — This week I joined a group of pastors on the Mount of Olives. We stood gazing across the Kidron Valley to the eastern wall of old Jerusalem, staring at the sealed up gate where Jesus ...

Named after the olive groves that once covered its slopes, this 2,900-foot mountain stands opposite the Old City across the Kidron Valley. For more than 3,000 years, the Mount of Olives has served as ...

JERUSALEM -- Thousands of Christian pilgrims, the crowd swelled by foreigners taking advantage of a lull in Israeli-Palestinian violence, waved palm fronds Sunday as they marched from the Mount of ...

On a quiet hilltop in northern Israel, surrounded by palm trees and scented flowers, Father Anthony Randazzo closed his eyes and reflected on the significance of the ground beneath him. Like many ...

The Old City of Jerusalem is seen from the Mount of Olives, in East Jerusalem, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority says it is backing down from a plan to encompass Christian ...

NY lawmakers view vandalized Jewish graves on Mount of Olives. The Mount of Olives (Har Hazeitim in Hebrew) in Jerusalem has been used as a Jewish cemetery for more than 3,000 years. Approximately 150 ...

For the past three decades, Mount of Olives Church has brought nativity scenes to life. For the 30th anniversary of the Mission Viejo church’s drive-thru event, new scenes and stories have been added.