“We follow with concern this campaign against the churches and the Christian community in the Holy Land, which has reached an unprecedented level, dragging churches into legal proceedings from ...

For Christians, the notion of the Holy Land first has a value of heritage. The use of this notion dates back to the biblical scholar Origen in the 3rd Century and then extends to the 5th Century.

Although damaged in places, its myriad colored fragments still depicted sites across the Holy Land, including Jerusalem, in dazzling detail. (New treasures are being unearthed under Jerusalem.) ...

Holy Land USA once brought 40,000 people a year to Waterbury, Conn. Locals hope to return it to its former glory. Oliver Egger is a writer and editor based in New Haven. Anabel DeMartino is a ...

Palestinian Christians attend a mass at the Holy Family Church after the death of Pope Francis was announced by the Vatican, in Gaza City on April 21, 2025 [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters] Many ...

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 ...

JERUSALEM (OSV News) — Christians in the Holy Land not only have the right but also the duty to celebrate Easter despite all the difficulties and conflicts they are now experiencing, said Cardinal ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nothing in this world—outside of God—is intrinsically holy, not even the Land of Israel. Holiness is a status earned through just and moral behavior. It can be lost when people’s actions ...

at the inauguration of the Jubilee Year in the Holy Land on Dec. 29, 2024. Despite reassurance from Catholic leaders in the Holy Land, planned pilgrimages from Canada to the land of Christ's birth ...