Franciscan Father Francesco Patton’s nine-year tenure as custos of the Holy Land began unexpectedly in 2016 when he found himself “redirected” — as he put it — to a largely unfamiliar ...

The demolition of the Colosseum at the former Holy Land Experience continues as the property is cleared of the biblical-based attraction on June 8, 2023. AdventHealth purchased the property ...

While Bethlehem is not directly involved in the conflict, it continues to suffer under the weight of economic crisis, violence from Israeli settlers, and emigration. Children welcome the custos of ...

Wasim Razzouk, a twenty seventh generation tattoo artist in Jerusalem, continues his family’s sacred tradition of tattooing ...

Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch said that the close proximity of this Hanukkia to such a holy site represents the closeness of all the Jewish people in and outside the State of Israel.

JERUSALEM — Advent has crept in quietly this year in the Holy Land. It has been stripped away from the usual trappings of Christmas, which normally are impossible to resist either here in ...

stressed that there can be no peace in the Holy Land unless there is justice and the understanding that both sides, Israel and Palestine, have a right to exist. The cardinal spoke on Thursday ...

For the second consecutive year, Advent and Christmas in the Holy Land arrive at a time of war. This past weekend, the people in the small town where Jesus was born welcomed the friars of the ...