Cardinal Parolin was in Jordan as the Pope’s envoy for the ... The Holy See’s attention to the Holy Land, and in particular to Israel and Palestine, has always been constant and high.

Jordan and the Palestinians. But more and more of the river the ancient Israelites crossed to enter the Holy Land is drying up — the result of climate change, growing populations and the ...

eparchs and exarchs of the Catholic Church holding jurisdiction over the territory of the Holy Land: Jerusalem, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, and Cyprus. The ordinaries belong to the Latin Church ...

On his first day in the Holy Land, Jordan had surprised the Pope with huge, unruly crowds and roughneck, rifle-swinging guards. Israel surprised—and disappointed—the Pope with its cool ...

Airlines have begun to resume flights to Israel that have been suspended due to the military conflicts that ensued after ...