Amid conflict, churches place faith in divestment
Some say that church organizations that invest their holdings in companies that do business with Israel are contributing to what they see as the degradation of the Palestinian people.
The flight of the faithful: Local Christians leaving the Holy Land
Every Easter season, Christian pilgrims flock to the Holy Land to reconnect to their religious roots. In 2010, more than two million visited the region, and even more are projected this year. But while tourism in the Holy Land is on the rise, the number of local Christians is on the decline. Dennis Murphy reports.
Crossing concrete borders
Security fences are security fences, whether in Tijuana or Bethlehem. Benjamin Preston reminisces about crossing Israel’s security barrier into the West Bank.
From Bethlehem to Yad Vashem: March 17, 2011
In search of Christian nativity, Hamas viewpoints, and other, darker Holy Land morsels, Team Religion continued its journey in the West Bank and Jerusalem on Thursday.
