“May the Lord give you peace,” the Franciscan words of greeting, resounded several times in the celebrations of the end of the year and the beginning of the year in the Holy Land. The words were ...

JERUSALEM — Hope, the theme chosen by Pope Francis for Jubilee 2025, is in short supply in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza right now, but is needed more than ever, local Catholic leaders say. While few ...

The Holy See will not join the Board of Peace established by US President Donald Trump as part of his plans for the reconstruction of Gaza, Cardinal Pietro ...

With the current war in Israel resulting in the cancellation of many planned tours and pilgrimages to the Holy Land, the Magdala Tourist Center in the biblical town of Magdala is offering a "virtual ...

Concretely, the custos emphasized the need for pilgrims to return, not only for economic reasons, but to demonstrate to residents of the Holy Land that they are 'seen, recognized, wanted, loved.' ...

In the 19th century, tourists who traveled through the Holy Land may have picked up scrapbooks of pressed flowers as souvenirs. Specimens from ‘Flowers of the Holy Land’ (courtesy Thomas Fisher Rare ...

Church leaders in Jerusalem accused local Israeli authorities of launching a "coordinated attack" against the Christian presence in the Holy Land after several municipalities initiated legal ...

An aisle of dates from several countries are available for shoppers at Holy Land deli in Minneapolis. Dates are traditional for breaking fast during Ramadan. NINA MOINI: The Muslim Holy month of ...

In response to the July 18 Repository article on the Israeli attack on Gaza and the strike on Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, I am a Knight in the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of ...

The custos of the Holy Land said in an interview with EWTN News that the “greatest challenge” is to be a source of hope amid perpetual devastation due to conflict. “The greatest challenge is to always ...