The historical steps at the Pool of Siloam, where pilgrims bathed themselves upon arrival in the city of David, coincided with the time Jesus walked through the Holy Land. "History abounds with ...

Excerpt: Jerusalem in the time of Jesus. A European priest looks 1,500 years into the past and imagines the Holy City at the birth of Christianity.

ROME – Christian leaders in the Holy Land have called for an end to the current war in Gaza in their annual Christmas message, saying that the commemoration of Jesus’s birth, which itself ...

At the start of Christmas season, Pope Francis has sent a small piece of wooden relic reputed to be part of Jesus' manger after he was born to Bethlehem, traditionally known as Jesus' birthplace.

A fragment of wood believed to be from Jesus’ manger is back in the Holy Land just in time for Christmas. The tiny inches long relic was first taken out of the Middle East in the 7th century ...

In the Holy Land, celebrations have been canceled: no parades, no bazaars, no public tree lightings. In my country, Jordan, where Jesus was baptized, our Christian community has chosen to do the same.

BETHLEHEM — A fragment of wood believed to be from Jesus’ manger is back in the Holy Land just in time for Christmas.. The tiny inches long relic was first taken out of the Middle East in the ...

After a muted celebration in 2023, the fragile ceasefire offers the opportunity for a modest, though joyful, celebration in the land of Jesus’ birth. Michele Chabin News ...

A fragment of wood believed to be from Jesus’ manger is back in the Holy Land just in time for Christmas. The tiny inches long relic was first taken out of the Middle East in the 7th century ...

A fragment of wood believed to be from Jesus’ manger is back in the Holy Land just in time for Christmas. The tiny inches long relic was first taken out of the Middle East in the 7th century ...