While anchored in the hope that comes from Jesus' resurrection, Catholics should not forget the "tears, despair and ...

Israel markets itself as “the land of creation” — and for good reason. Israel is home to the Holy Land, to a plethora of ...

The Vatican called on Catholic bishops worldwide to make the Good Friday Collection a pastoral priority. The annual ...

Cardinal Gugerotti pointed out that this year the collection has become an 'essential resource,' especially after the ...

Early in the fourth century, the emperor Constantine sent an imperial delegation to the Holy Land to identify places associated with the life of Christ and hallow them with churches and shrines.

What a beautiful, stunning place, Jerusalem ... An excerpt from 'The Holy Land at War: A Journey through Israel, the West ...

Israel's beaches are more than just a place to lay out and tan ... Wall and the Kotel tunnels are vital stops when in the Holy Land, you don’t need to be religious to appreciate the splendor ...

For Christians, Jerusalem is the place where they believe Jesus died ... Arab Muslims conquered the Holy Land in 638. The Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa mosque are sites of pilgrimage for ...