Christian leaders are encouraging pilgrimages to the Holy Land, emphasizing its safety and ... The most basic tours will allow visitors to see the Dead Sea, Sea of Galilee, Jordan River and ...

The Vatican is making an urgent appeal to Catholic bishops worldwide, calling for renewed support for the Holy Land’s struggling Christian communities as they face the ongoing war and economic ...

Good Friday, April 18, is the Holy Land Collection. (CNS file photo) On Good Friday, April 18, Catholics across the world will be asked to give to the Holy Land Collection, which is the main source of ...

Palestinian Catholics from St. Savior’s Parish carry a Cross into the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on Good Friday in the Old City of Jerusalem, March 29, 2024. Holy Land Franciscans still keep holy ...

ROME (CNS) -- While pilgrimages to the Holy Land have been few and far between in the past 18 months, hundreds of Franciscan friars celebrate Mass at the sites associated with the life of Jesus each ...

ACI MENA, 19 April, 2025 / 2:00 pm (ACI Africa). This year’s Easter celebrations in the Holy Land are expected to unfold under a complex and emotional landscape marked by sorrow and hope as war ...

George Maskubi is the owner of Biblical Journeys, an agency that takes travelers on trips and pilgrimages to the Holy Land. News Bergen Passaic Sports HS Sports Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals ...

For the second running year, Christians in the Holy Land will celebrate Easter amid ongoing violence and conflict, along with increasing restrictions on their freedom of movement. Only 6,000 permits ...

On Good Friday, the universal Church unites for the traditional Good Friday Collection to support the work of the Franciscans dedicated to supporting and preserving the Christian community and ...

Despite the ongoing war in Gaza and heightened tensions in the West Bank and Jerusalem, both Catholic and Orthodox Christians in the Holy Land are resolved to observe Easter, albeit under challenging ...