Panoramic view of Greek Orthodox Saint Catherine’s Monastery. Credit: patano/Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 Saint Catherine’s Monastery, at the foot of Mount Sinai in the town of Saint Catherine, ...

Bartholomew I, the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople, anticipated that Francis would be making the trip in comments to reporters in May. In September, he confirmed that the joint trip ...

JERUSALEM, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The Israeli military issued call-up notices to more members of the ultra-Orthodox community on Sunday to bolster its forces as it fights on its southern and northern ...