Attendance at the Holy Fire ceremony was limited to 1,800 inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, including about 200 police officers, down from about 10,000 before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Holy Land USA once brought 40,000 people a year to Waterbury, ... Vandalism is commonplace — the Nativity scene display has been reduced to a mound of rubble alongside two decapitated lambs.

Pope Francis cared deeply about Holy Land, Jews, ... The 135 cardinals will set that future with their election ... The nativity scene drew criticism as it was suggestive of the trope that Jesus ...

In 2003, King Abdullah II of Jordan donated 30 dunams of land for the construction of a Catholic church at Al-Maghtas, providing a welcoming space for pilgrims. And on May 10, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI, ...

She estimates that she now has approximately 300 sets, from many places around the world – Kenya, Tanzania, Germany, the Holy Land, Iowa, and many, many other places. “My husband’s aunt also had a ...

JANESVILLE — Several generations of Marshall Middle School students and their families know Ron Shuler as a retired math teacher, who spent more than 30 years in the classroom there.

A display of Nativity scenes will also be set up for people to enjoy at the church, located at 2722 S. Honey Creek Road, Greenwood. “It’s just one more chance in a passive way to say, this is ...

Addressing the donors' of the Vatican's Nativity Scene and Christmas tree earlier this month, Pope Francis said it serves as a reminder of the ongoing war in the Holy Land, as Vatican News reported.

The discussion included a conversation about peace in the Holy Land. Israel has rejected the claim that its response to Hamas’ terrorist attack is an act of genocide. Hamas’ surprise onslaught ...

The Holy Land, including Bethlehem, is home to a small Christian community. “Let us remember the brothers and sisters who, instead, right there and in other parts of the world, are suffering ...

Pope Francis prays before the “Nativity of Bethlehem 2024” in the Paul VI Hall on Dec. 7, 2024. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – In the wake of global controversy over a Nativity scene ...

Wrapping baby Jesus in a kaffiyeh in nativity scenes erases Jewish history in the holy land and is antisemitic. Skip ... ‘Death to the IDF,’ punk band chants at Glastonbury ahead of Kneecap set.