Saturday 20 April |

Saint of the Day: Bl. Chiara Bosatta

Middle East

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

THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY

Anna O'Neil

Check out these gigantic sculptures of the “miraculous journey” from conception to birth

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”?

BEER,ANCIENT

John Burger

Archaeologists find first chemical evidence of beer in ancient world

Tomb of Nehum

J-P Mauro

Tomb of the prophet Nahum saved from dilapidation

BARI,POPE FRANCIS

Antoine Mekary

Exclusive Photos: Pope Francis’ war for peace in the Middle East

JORDAN RIVER BAPTISMAL

Paul De Maeyer

Palestine needs water

Israelite Footprint

J-P Mauro

Archaeologists ponder the mysterious “Israelite footprints” found in the Jordan Valley

KING ABDULLAH,JORDAN

John Burger

King Abdullah to receive Templeton Prize

MEDITERRANEAN FOOD

J-P Mauro

The biblical traditions of Israeli cuisine brought to the 21st century

ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN-VATICAN-POPE-WESTERN WALL

Kathleen N. Hattrup

Pope “worried and saddened” by escalated violence in Mideast

VATICAN-POPE-TIRANA

Kathleen N. Hattrup

“We never learn! God help us!” Pope Francis prays WWII vets will teach us

Protests against US embassy’s move to Jerusalem

Kathleen N. Hattrup

Diocese of Jerusalem pleads for prayer, condemns ‘cynical use of human lives’

POPE FRANCIS AND ERDOGAN

Ary Waldir Ramos Diaz

The pope’s gift to Erdogan: “the angel of peace that strangles the demon of war”

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