She has seen “incredible” demand despite economic uncertainty and the Israel-Gaza conflict, which has forced them to postpone travel to the Holy Land. “Pilgrimages are here to stay,” said ...

lamented that the Abia contingents have not participated in the pilgrimage for the past few years. He explained that it was the value placed on the trip to Holy Land that made his administration ...

Christian leaders are encouraging pilgrimages to the Holy Land, emphasizing its safety and spiritual significance. Tour operators are seeing an uptick in interest and bookings for pilgrimages ...

which caused the “almost complete interruption of pilgrimages” and led to many Christians leaving the Holy Land. “If we want to strengthen the Holy Land and ensure living contact with the ...

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 ...

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.

The Holy Land’s sacred sites overflow with tourists in normal times, but with an intractable war in Gaza and the looming threat of attacks by Hezbollah and Iran, airlines have canceled most flights ...

Israel tourism ambassador Fr Sleeba Kattumangad and Holy Land Pilgrimage Association vice president Jose Sleeba were also present.

A "sign of hope". Pilgrimages to the Holy Land resume at Easter, having been suspended since October 7, the date of the Hamas attack on Israeli territory which kicked off yet another war in the ...

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 ...

Thompson and her husband, Dale, were in Bethlehem on Saturday, Oct. 7, for a Holy Land pilgrimage with other members of their parish, Church of St. Patrick in Sarasota, Florida. They had downloaded ...

JOSH JOINS US LIVE. A PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND CUT SHORT FATHER’S DAMIEN WEE AND SEAN TIMMERMAN LEADING A GROUP OF NEBRASKANS ALONG THE FOOTSTEPS OF CHRIST WHEN THE WAR BROKE OUT IN SOUTHERN ...