A statue of St. Francis of Assisi is seen on the grounds of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America in Washington June 27, 2019. The Franciscans are commemorating the 800th anniversary of ...
Washington, D.C.’s Franciscan Monastery, located minutes away from the U.S. Capitol, brings the Holy Land to America. Visitors can explore replicas of iconic sites ...
A 59-year-old Franciscan friar at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America in Northeast D.C. was the first person to die in the city of the novel coronavirus, the monastery confirmed to ...
Franciscan friars pray in the cemetery at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington to mark All Souls’ Day Nov. 2. (Credit: CNS/Bob Roller.) Listen WASHINGTON — Most of us face death ...
WASHINGTON -- On a Christian pilgrimage with her church group, Kristin Toorop looks up to Calvary and her eyes open wide. She listens as tour guide Gloria Harrington tells the story of where Christ ...
A 59-year-old Franciscan friar at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America in Northeast D.C. was the first person to die in the city of the novel coronavirus, the monastery confirmed to ...