The two leaders emphasized the safety in the Holy Land and the importance of Christian pilgrimage not only for the pilgrims but also for the local Christian community. “It is very important to ...

Religious pilgrimages are arguably enjoying a level of popularity today that hasn’t been seen since medieval times when ...

Many Christians of the Holy Land rejoiced at the election of Pope Leo XIV as the successor to Saint Peter. Many of us hope ...

In the United States, Catholic pilgrimage leaders also expressed optimism, saying their partners on the ground in the Holy Land are hopeful that the ceasefire will hold and perhaps even end the war.

Eileen Wood, a Catholic from upstate New York, still remembers her pilgrimage to the Holy Land vividly, two years later. "We went to all these places that we read about in the Bible: Bethlehem ...

While the church will not be involved in political discussions, it "can't be silent" and needs to speak out and advocate for ...

In 2023, I made a life-changing pilgrimage to the Holy Land with my order, the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem. I saw all the towns that Jesus ministered in, such as Galilee ...

In Jordan, Israel, and the West Bank, pilgrimage and tourism has collapsed ... But this visit was also my first to the Holy Land, and our intensive schedule was intended to familiarise me with the ...

The government has set the Hajj pilgrimage cost arranged by the Religious Affairs Ministry at Rp 89.7 million ($5,449) per ...

On a quiet hilltop in northern Israel, surrounded by palm trees and scented flowers, Father Anthony Randazzo closed his eyes and reflected on the significance of the ground beneath him. Like many ...