Scholars of Catholic-Jewish relations remember the pontiff's warmth humility; late Church leader made important strides in ...

Pope Francis has designated 2025 a Jubilee year in the Catholic Church, and NJ travel agencies hope a fragile ceasefire in ...

I made a life-changing pilgrimage to the Holy Land with my order, the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem. I ...

Hours after Pope Francis' death was announced, Israel's Foreign Ministry posted a short message on X: Rest in peace, Pope ...

The report revealed a climate of hostility that, according to one of the study’s authors, Federica Sasso, only represents ...

A new map created by theologian John Walsh traces the final moments of Jesus’ life, combining biblical accounts and ...

While pilgrimages to the Holy Land have been few and far between in the past 18 months, hundreds of Franciscan friars celebrate Mass at the sites associated with the life of Jesus each day and ...

Munther Isaac, a Palestinian pastor from Bethlehem, challenges Western churches’ response to the war in Gaza. He spoke to Tim ...

AMONG the millions around the world who feel a profound sense of loss at the passing of Pope Francis has been the small, embattled Christian community in Gaza. During 18 months of war, Francis ...

was boating on the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel, where, the Gospels say, Jesus walked on water and performed other miracles. "Going to the Holy Land brought the Bible alive for me," she said.

Clergy and worshippers take part in a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in remembrance of Pope Francis at the Church ...