The Custos of the Holy Land also conveyed a message of hope to the people of Bethlehem as he presided ... Church of Saint Catherine near the Basilica of the Nativity. For many of the residents ...

An indulgence granted during the Jubilee Year is not just an occasion to "get something" but rather is a sign of the Holy ...

Five years after the devastating fire, the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris carries an undeniable message: ancestral craftsmanship has not been lost. Today, as in the past, humanity is c ...

Our commitment this Christmas is to rebuild our trust and renew our hope for life here in Bethlehem and throughout Palestine, ...

A worshipper walks through the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve ...

Pope Francis prayed that the Jubilee Year may become “a season of hope” and reconciliation in a world at war and suffering ...

Christians gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday to mark a solemn Christmas ...

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(AP Photo/Jon Super) Swiss Guards march in front of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican ... Mass at the Church of the ...

Later during the Christmas season, you might want to watch the 1949 film Come to the Stable that tells the story of Regina ...

As the service concludes, those gathered reflect on the beauty and mystical nature of Christ’s birth. They hold candles and ...

This Christmas, while massive crowds of pilgrims will flock to Rome for the opening of the Jubilee year, I'll be spending the ...