A virtual pilgrimage is "bringing" the Holy Land directly to people's homes this Advent after the war in Israel resulted in the cancellation of many planned pilgrimages.

Father Francesco Patton, custos of the Holy Land, incenses the altar Dec. 31, 2023, in the place that the tradition indicates as the house of the Holy Family in Nazareth.

Unearthed discoveries in the Holy Land revealed new information about the life of Jesus and Jews who lived in Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago.

ACI MENA, Apr 19, 2025 / 07:00 am. This year’s Easter celebrations in the Holy Land are expected to unfold under a complex and emotional landscape marked by sorrow and hope as war continues in ...

Israel markets itself as “the land of creation” — and for good reason. Israel is home to the Holy Land, to a plethora of beautiful landscapes, and certain traditions argue that the spot ...

Catholic leaders in the Holy Land called on Christian pilgrims to return to the region following the implementation of the long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

THE WAY OF THE CROSS. Only in the Holy Land can you celebrate Jesus’ death and resurrection in the place where it happened. The fourth-century pilgrim Egeria described the Holy Week services in ...

Father Francesco Patton, the custos of the Holy Land, is seen Dec. 28, 2024, in the Franciscan Curia in Jerusalem. Reacting to a ceasefire deal reached between Israel and Hamas Jan. 15, 2025,, the ...

Christmas this season in the Holy Land will be celebratory, despite ongoing bloodshed and war, the patriarchs of the Holy Land said, as Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa encouraged pilgrims to come ...

IN the year 1866 the Duc de Luynes organised an expedition for investigating the physical geography and geology of the Holy Land and part of the surrounding territories. Narratives of some ...