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Saint of the Day: St. Francis de Sales

Middle East

Silvia Lucchetti

Quadruplets born in Afghanistan are a sign of hope in a time of war

BETHLEHEM

J-P Mauro

Bethlehem's tourism industry needs a Christmas miracle

Abrahamic Family House

John Burger

Multi-faith complex to rise where pope and imam signed agreement

Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry

J-P Mauro

High-tech Israeli research lab carbon dates with extreme accuracy

STOLEN ANTIQUES

J-P Mauro

Looters take advantage of world isolation to plunder Holy Land archaeological sites

JESUS BAPTISM SITE

Jordan Tourism Board N.A.

How do we know this is where Jesus was baptized?

WORLD YOUTH DAY

J-P Mauro

World Youth Day may be coming to the Middle East

BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP

J-P Mauro

Earn a dig scholarship and excavate the Holy Land in 2020

Washington's Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land

J-P Mauro

US Franciscans gather "swaddling clothes" to send to Bethlehem

MOSAICS

J-P Mauro

Newly unearthed mosaic could hold clues to location of Jesus' miracle of the loaves and fishes

RUINS OF BETHSAIDA

J-P Mauro

Archaeologists uncover a gate from the time of King David

J-P Mauro

You can volunteer to work on a Middle-Eastern archaeological dig this summer

CRUSADES

J-P Mauro

Evidence of Crusaders using biological warfare uncovered in Lebanon

JOSHUA'S AI

J-P Mauro

Archaeologists believe they have discoverd the Old Testament city of Ai

MORGAN FREEMAN

J-P Mauro

Morgan Freeman searches for 'The Story of God' in Israel

QASR EL YAHUD; JESUS BAPTISM SITE

John Burger

Jesus' baptismal site cleared of landmines

TEMPLUM DOMINI

J-P Mauro

The lasting impact of the Crusades on Jerusalem

YEMEN CHILDREN

John Burger

Famine could engulf Yemen, says UN humanitarian chief

GARY AND MEREDITH KRUPP;PAVE THE WAY FOUNDATION

Zelda Caldwell

Jewish husband and wife to be first married couple knighted by the Vatican

AMULET

José Luis Vázquez Borau

What is “the hand of Fatima”?

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LUXOR FILM FESTIVAL

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DAD, HOW DO I?

Cerith Gardiner

Meet the dad who's teaching basic skills on YouTube for kids with...

Philip Kosloski

What are the corporal works of mercy?

Philip Kosloski

When did Christians start praying the Hail Mary?

PHILIP RIVERS

Cerith Gardiner

Quarterback Philip Rivers' retirement announcement reflects his s...

CONSOLE

Philip Kosloski

What are the spiritual works of mercy?

EMOTIONAL

Bret Thoman, OFS

Need healing? An exorcist recommends this 12-word prayer