The gathering, which followed Cardinal Parolin’s participation in the consecration of the Church of the Baptism of Jesus at Al-Maghtas, known in the Bible as Bethany Beyond the Jordan ...

Bethany, Bethlehem, Emmaus ... SYRIA - province including most of the Holy Land up until 70 CE, except when parts are ruled by various Herods Damascus - ancient center of Syria; site of conversion ...

The custos serves as a unique provincial minister within the Franciscan order, leading a community of friars while also being ...

Welcome back, welcome home, with love. Rabbi Daniel Bouskila is the international director of the Sephardic Educational ...

Re “Enough With the Land Acknowledgments,” by Kathleen DuVal (Opinion guest essay, Jan. 6): Getting rid of land acknowledgments will serve only to further reduce Native visibility in U.S. society.

Religious leaders in the Holy Land react to the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, expressing hopes for peace and ...

Except for the resurrection on Easter, Holy Thursday is possibly one of the most important, complex, and profound days of celebration in the Catholic Church. Holy Thursday celebrates the ...

Ahead of the 'Jordan: Dawn of Christianity' exhibition in the Vatican, Father Rifat Badar, a Jordanian priest with the Latin ...

Though the state might be the ultimate authority in deciding the fate of the land and its resources, it is nevertheless bound by obligations enshrined in the Constitution and laws of the land to ...

Catholic leaders in the Holy Land expressed cautious optimism that pilgrims will be able to return to the region amid a new ...

From monk culture, to offering a paradise to wildlife, all of our islands hold some very different identities but each tell a ...