The Messiah refers to an agent of God who helps bring about this transformation. The Jewish tradition teaches that this agent ...

In Israel, biblical history isn’t locked away in museums – it’s just there, scattered across the hillsides, waiting for ...

Speaking to a group of pilgrims from Rome at the Franciscan headquarters in the Old City of Jerusalem on Jan. 7, Franciscan ...

According to some Jewish and Christian traditions, the seven days of Creation serve as the paradigm for the seven-part ...

Thus, the Torah tells the Jewish umma, and the Qur’an tells the Muslim umma, the importance of picking yourself up and going (Hajj in Arabic, Hag in Hebrew) with masses of other members of your umma, ...

Although traditionally a jubilee only happens every 25 years, the Holy Door is slated to reopen for a special 2033 Jubilee ...

Kiara Taylor has worked as a financial analyst for more than a decade. Her career has involved a number of financial firms, including Fifth Third Bank, JPMorgan, and Citibank. She has filled a number ...

The Holy Land Experience was founded by Marvin Rosenthal, a Russian-Jewish man and Baptist pastor, who purchased land in Orlando in 1989. The park opened in February 2001, recreating ancient Jerusalem ...

A Palestinian looks over an area of buildings destroyed during Israeli air and ground operations at sunset in northern Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (Credit: Abdel Kareem ...

A Palestinian looks over an area of buildings destroyed during Israeli air and ground operations at sunset in northern Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) ...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The top Catholic leader in the Holy Land visited the Gaza Strip’s only Catholic church on Friday to share a message of Christmas hope and support as conditions in the ...