Vatican to host interfaith meeting on end-of-life issues
- Dec 11, 2019
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Vatican returns relic from Jesus’ manger to Holy Land
- Nov 29, 2019
Christians on Friday celebrated the return to the Holy Land of a tiny wooden relic they believe was part of Jesus’ manger nearly 1,400 years after it was sent to Rome as a gift to the pope.
13th-century encounter points way to greater Christian-Muslim understanding
- Nov 10, 2019
Eight centuries ago, St. Francis of Assisi took a risk when he crossed the battlefield between Crusader and Muslim forces near Damietta, Egypt, desiring to meet Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil and preach his faith in Jesus Christ.
In Italy, even getting a pug offers a graduate lesson in Catholicism
- Jul 27, 2019
If you’re at all interested in Catholicism, just moving around Italy is like a graduate education in Church history.
Churches strike deal to restore Jerusalem holy site
- May 27, 2019
The three churches in charge of Jerusalem’s holiest Christian site say they have reached an agreement to begin a multi-million dollar renovation of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
Christian pilgrims process through Jerusalem for Good Friday
- Apr 19, 2019
Thousands of Christian pilgrims and clergy members marched through the ancient stone alleys of Jerusalem’s Old City, retracing Jesus’ path to crucifixion in observation of Good Friday.
Family tradition: Carrying the cross on Jerusalem’s Via Dolorosa
- Apr 8, 2019
For four decades, Mousa Kamar has taken his place at the head of the heavy wooden cross used during the Franciscan Good Friday procession on the Via Dolorosa.
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