“In classical times, under Greek and Roman rules across the ancient world ... The post In early Christian Holy Land, private churches rose as acts of faith — and displays of power appeared first on ...

Who guarantees our safety, security, freedom and continued independence today? None other than this generation’s Maccabees, ...

From ancient tunnels to modern memorials ... The winery is a bit out of the way, but well worth the stop. Keywords: israel holy land pilgrimage Jack Figge Jack Figge is a freelance journalist ...

The discovery of 2,000 year-old olive trees and grapevines are believed to reflect the Gospel of John's account of where Jesus was buried ...

On a quiet hilltop in northern Israel ... coming all this way to see the Holy Land, you have to let yourself experience it in a way that speaks to you." This ancient church was built over the ...

By prior agreement, admission to the ancient church for the Holy Fire ... and visitors to the Holy Land. Israel should be lauded for its conduct here, not castigated.

The Catholic Church has designated the Holy Land as a special destination ... rare glimpse into first-century Israel. Coins dating from 5 CE to 63 CE suggest the presence of Jesus teaching within its ...

In 1834 a frenzied stampede broke out in the darkened church, and the ruler of the Holy Land at the time barely escaped after ... that the turnout lacked in numbers this year because of Israel's ...

Ishtori Haparchi described the geography of the Holy Land; and Solomon Ibn Verga wrote about the trials of the Jews of Spain and Portugal. The Huqoq synagogue in Israel – excavated by Jodi ...

It’s the reason Peni and I flew into Los Angeles from Israel last week ... skillfully reading with great pride from an ancient Sephardic-case Torah scroll, in the tune of the Sephardic Ta ...

But now, in the midst of an on-again-off-again ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, Christian leaders have urged pilgrims to return to the Holy Land ... an olive grove. An ancient two-story ...