At the center of Kattan’s book is the Bethlehem market, only a five-minute walk from the nearby Basilica of the Nativity, where tradition holds that Jesus was born. For locals, the basilica and the ...

We are in the place where Jesus was born, and it is imperative that every person in the world who loves Jesus to help the ...

Holy Land USA once brought 40,000 people a year to Waterbury, Conn. Locals hope to return it to its former glory.

Muslims in the pontiff's native city want to see Francis’ social justice approach to Christian-Muslim relations continue.

In a statement issued March 18, 2017, the Custody of the Holy Land announced that the Holy See has offered a contribution of $500,000 dollars for the restoration project being carried out in the ...

One of several curiosities about his funeral was his choice to be buried outside the Vatican — in the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Rome ... are precious relics from the manger of Jesus’ nativity. The ...

His Argentinian predecessor, Pope Francis, was the first pope from the Americas. The Chicago native's historic moment emerging on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica has been captured in bobblehead ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first homily as Bishop of Rome at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, where he took possession of ...

This raucous meeting, which took place exactly 1700 years ago, was one of the most important in Christian history.

Leo on Saturday also visited the Basilica of St. Mary Major, where he prayed in front of the tomb of Pope Francis. Pope Leo XIV brings flowers to the altar of the Sanctuary of the Madre del Buon ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The city of Bethlehem felt the luck of the Irish on Saturday for the Parade of Shamrocks. The Celtic Cultural Alliance invited everyone to join in on the shenanigans as community ...