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Pope Leo XIV lands in Beirut during first Middle East visit

Pope Leo XIV begins a three-day visit to Lebanon, meeting leaders, touring five cities, and honoring victims of the 2020 Beirut port explosion.

Pope Leo XIV disembarks the papal plane upon arrival at Rafic Hariri International Airport, during his first apostolic journey, in Beirut, Lebanon, November 30, 2025.
 A broken gate at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, June 29, 2025.

Protesters break into Greek Orthodox Church in Nazareth, remove outer gate - report

 Main entrance Church of the Holy Sepulchre

JNF and Greek Orthodox Church to pay betterment levy on Jerusalem lands

 ‘EAST SIDE’ scene, episode 1.

‘East Side’: Netflix spotlights Jerusalem's dark real estate underbelly


Government backs bill that says Jerusalem not for sale

The new bill will make land leased by JNF and sub-leased by the Greek Orthodox Church property of the state.

The Dome of the Rock is seen during sunset on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City

Palestinians attack car of Greek Patriarch in protest against land deals

Protestors threw stones and water bottles and pounded his car with their fists, chanting 'traitor, traitor,' before Palestinian security forces pushed them away.

Palestinian security forces push away demonstrators from the convoy of Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III, during a protest against his visit, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

Jerusalem opposition leader responds to Church’s criticism on land sales

"This is not a religious conflict."

Valley of the Cross Jerusalem

Greek patriarch tells pope rights of Israel’s Christians are 'undermined’

Theophilos III, in first meeting with Francis, seeks support on Jerusalem real-estate issues.

Pope Francis meets with Theophilos III Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem at the Vatican

Court rejects Orthodox Church’s appeal, delays Jerusalem land sale

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat welcomed the court’s decision, and said that the municipality under his leadership will not allow residents to be harmed because of the real estate deal.

A Greek Orthodox priest watches pilgrims roam around the ancient church of nativity, where many Christians believe Jesus was born.

Antiquities aren’t what they used to be: An expert tells all

Meet Jerusalem's best-known Scottish antiquities dealer.

Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) archaeologist Eli Shukron shows an ancient seal, at an archaeological site known as the City of David in Jerusalem December 25, 2011.

Rivlin meets with Greek patriarch about property sales

Sale of Church property raises tensions among Jerusalem home-owners.

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Jerusalem: When Ecumenical Cooperation and Peace Take Off

The Jerusalem Post

A qui appartient la Ville sainte ?

Le statut des terrains à Jérusalem est particulièrement problématique et révélateur des passions que suscite la capitale

Une vue de Beit Vegan

Police examining allegations of sexual harassment against Father Gabriel Naddaf

He is also accused of receiving benefit, including sexual favors, from Palestinians for whom he helped obtain entry visas to Israel for illicit business purposes.

Father Gabriel Naddaf