The festival of the Epiphany was celebrated on the Neva River in St. Petersburg. People dived into extremely cold water to cleanse themselves of sins...
Palestinian basketball teams face off on the court at the Catholic Action school. A cheerleading performance was given during halftime. 8th February 2012
The Western Wall, Wailing Wall or Kotel is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount. It is a remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded ...
In an intensifying wave of religious intolerance, two cars belonging to members of the Monastery of the Cross were vandalized overnight. Car tires were slashed and they were littered wi...
For the Armenian Christmas in the Holy Land, the Patriarch in Jerusalem, priests, and a marching band, will make a procession from the Old City of Jerusalem to Bethlehem. Israel. 18th ...
Midnight Christmas mass in the Grotto of the Nativity lead by Archbishop Torkom Manoogian in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Israel. 18th January 2011.
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III leads a Christmas procession and mass in the Church of the Nativity, believed by Christians to be the birth place of Jesus Christ. B...
Mufti Mohammed Hussein holds a press conference in East Jerusalem where he denied that he is anti-semitic or fuels hatred towards Jews following an Israeli campaign claiming that he is...
Protest opposite Knesset as Economic Affairs Committee discusses a proposal by Housing Minister Ariel Atias (Shas). “Government is lathering us with soap” targets proposal that will all...
On the eve of January 6th, which marks Christmas for Coptic Christians, North African refugees, mostly from Tel Aviv, make a pilgrimage to the town of Bethlehem to visit Manger Square a...
Syrian Coptic Orthodox celebrate the feast of the Epiphany at the baptismal site known as Qasr el-Yahud on the banks of the Jordan River near the West Bank city of Jericho. Israel. 19th...
Orthodox Christians can frequently be seen praying in Mariinsky Park. There is a cross just outside the fence of Ukrainian Parliament, called Verkhovna Rada, and a smaller shrine less t...
The ultra orthodox Jewish community is quickly increasing in Jerusalem. Yoel Kreus is the leader of Eda Haredit;anti zionist movement with one goal, to fight zionism. Mea Shearim. Image...
Ethiopian Orthodox Christians during the Epiphany baptism ceremony at the baptismal site of Qasr el Yahud, Jordan river valley. Israel. 19th January 2012
Syrian Orthodox Christian's perform the Epiphany baptism ceremony at the baptismal site of Qasr el Yahud, Jordan river valley, Israel. 19th January 2012
During the prayer that is part of an international Christian ecumenical observance for Christian unity, two monks, Greek old calendarists, started shouting "infidels" and &quo...
Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelist priests attend a Prayer for Christian Unity at the Catholic church of "The Immaculate Conception of Mary." Thessaloniki, Greece. 21st January...
Orthodox Christians celebrate the day of Epiphany by swimming in the frigid waters of the Dnepr River near Hydro Park. They believe that the waters hold curative powers and properties o...
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