A cardinal opens the Holy Door of the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome on Jan. 1, 2025, one of the events starting the Jubilee year. AP Photo/Andrew Medichini ...

Works being carried out as part of an Israel Land Authority development have unearthed Byzantine-era buildings ... and blessed are you when you go out", a quote from Deuteronomy 28:6. The mosaic ...

Catholic leaders in the Holy Land expressed cautious optimism this week that pilgrims will be able to return to the region amid a new ceasefire and hostage release agreement in Gaza, which is ...

In this all-new six-part series, internationally renowned adventurer Bear Grylls embarks on an extraordinary journey through the Holy Land, retracing the steps of Jesus Christ and exploring the ...

16, 2025. (Credit: Ariel Schalit/AP.) Listen NEW YORK – As Israel and Hamas close-in on a ceasefire agreement, the Catholic ordinaries in the Holy Land said the deal is a necessary step ...