Many people exaggerate their experiences of the famous pilgrimage, but such fabrications date back to the Middle Ages.

Pilgrims “should not only come here to deepen their faith and take some photos… but also to take an interest in the ...

On Friday, Catholics have been called to pray and fast for people suffering in wars, including those in Gaza in the Holy Land ...

I invite all the faithful to devote the day of August 22 to fasting and prayer, imploring the Lord to grant us peace and justice, and to dry the tears of those who suffer as a result of the ongoing ...

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the head of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, led a prayer vigil on Thursday (Aug. 14), on the eve of ...

Pope Leo XIV asked Catholics to observe Aug. 22 as a day of prayer and fasting for peace and justice, particularly in Ukraine ...

The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem was reflecting on the passage from the Book of Revelation that depicts the enormous dragon ...

As an Armenian living in the Old City, it is deeply troubling to witness the gradual erosion of our Christian presence here,' ...

Father Francesco Patton, OFM, custos of the Holy Land, holding the replica of the jubilee cross during the opening ceremony of the holy year on Nov. 29, 2024, in Nazareth. Credit: Marinella Bandini ...

Children welcome the custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton, upon his entrance into Bethlehem on Nov. 30, 2024, for the beginning of Advent.