In the United States, Catholic pilgrimage leaders also expressed optimism, saying their partners on the ground in the Holy Land are hopeful that the ceasefire will hold and perhaps even end the war.

The Via Dolorosa, Station IX, in the Old City of Jerusalem is a poignant place of pilgrimage in the Holy Land. (photo: Shutterstock) Michele Chabin World February 4, 2025 JERUSALEM — For the ...

She is dressed in pilgrimage garments that were standard attire throughout the centuries. Her badge, the Pilgrimage ... which began with visits to the Holy Land, the place where Christ lived ...

Bishop Nahra said Christians around the world can help their brethren in the Holy Land celebrate the Jubilee Year by coming on pilgrimages. The Holy Land tourism industry was decimated first by ...

DW explores a key highlight of the festival, where the sadhus — holy men, revered for their spiritual devotion — bathe in the Ganges. Adil Bhat India correspondent with a special focus on ...

The Muslim community in Rwanda has unveiled significant reforms for the 2025 Holy Pilgrimage (Hajj), aimed at ensuring an enhanced experience for participants. Hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage to ...

(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, but also ...

On Monday, the Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) announced a $43 million purchase of over 3,000 acres of land near the Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. The decision was approved at a TPWD meeting ...

In 326 Constantine erected a church there. After it was damaged in 529 during a revolt, the Emperor Justinian pulled it down and built in its place the present church, the oldest one in the Holy Land.