Now why did he leave Galilee and head for Jerusalem? Jesus apparently at some point makes the decision to leave his home territory and move to Jerusalem. Precisely why he did that is not clear.

Worshippers in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre surround the restored Edicule, a shrine that Christian tradition says was built over the burial place of Jesus Christ. The shrine ...

Jesus also surely prayed as a Jew at the Temple in Jerusalem, which he referred to as a “house of prayer” when citing Isaiah, according to Matthew 21:13. Jesus Christ - detail from Deisis ...

The holy city of Jerusalem lies at the heart of the Christian ... Christian brothers who are here defending the lands where Jesus walked, which is the birthplace of Christianity, or we will ...

Jesus turning to them said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the ...

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned November 7 an incursion by Israeli police into the Sanctuary of the Eleona. Two French police officers were arrested at the French-owned ...

The original church that Barrot had planned to visit was built by the Crusaders who believed that it was on this site, on the ...

For Jews, Jerusalem was designated as a holy site because ... For Christians, it was the place where Jesus lived, taught, ...

Now why did he leave Galilee and head for Jerusalem? Jesus apparently at some point makes the decision to leave his home territory and move to Jerusalem. Precisely why he did that is not clear.