Franciscan Father Francesco Ielpo, custos of the Holy Land, urged pilgrims to return not only as an opportunity to be where ...

A recent statement issued by the Heads of Churches of Jerusalem is a timely and necessary intervention that addresses a ...

EDITORIAL: For the Prince of Peace, no human turmoil can ever be too great to transcend. Priests pray at the Grotto, under the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of ...

BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK – The escalating conflict between Israel and the Palestinian territories often brings focus on the tensions between Judaism and Islam, the two majority religions in the region.

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, adjacent ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday issued a letter to the Christians of the Holy Land in preparation for Good Friday, expressing his solidarity with a community that continues to suffer amid the ongoing Israel ...

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 land while ...

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 Custody ...

Franciscan Father Francesco Ielpo, custos of the Holy Land, is urging pilgrims to return to a land nearly devoid of pilgrims over the last two years not only as an opportunity to be where Christ was, ...