Before he became guardian and commissary of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington in 2013, Franciscan Father Larry Dunham made his first trip to the Holy Land, where his order has ...

Father Massimo Fusarelli, minister general of the Order of Friars Minor, commonly known as the Franciscans, in an undated photo. (Credit: The Order of Friars Minor.) Listen ROME – Father Massimo ...

Israeli Iron Dome air defense system launches to intercept missiles fired from Iran, in central Israel, Sunday, April 14, 2024. Iran launched its first direct military attack against Israel on ...

Franciscan Father Francesco Ielpo assumes his new role at an extremely complex moment, both regionally and spiritually. Franciscan Father Francesco Ielpo, on June 24, 2025, was appointed the new ...

The archbishop of Toledo's letter, titled “The Holy Land Urgently Needs Us in Time of War,” appealed for support for the Christian witness in the war-torn region. The custos of the Holy Land, ...

The Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land launched a virtual Way of the Cross project for pilgrims during Lent because the Holy Land is not accessible for a second year in a row due to the Covid-19 ...

By Devin Watkins Each year, on Good Friday, a collection is taken up in Catholic churches across the world and the funds raised are sent to the Custody of the Holy Land, which runs and oversees the ...

Pope Francis meets with two fathers who both lost their daughters in violent conflicts, Bassam Aramin from Palestine, right, and Rami Elhanan from Israel, before his weekly general audience in the ...

Catholic pilgrims visiting the Holy Land have been stranded in Israel and the West Bank after the rapid escalation of hostilities between the U.S., Israel and Iran triggered widespread airspace ...

The archbishop of Toledo and primate of Spain, Francisco Cerro Chávez, stressed in a recent letter the need to support the Christians in the Holy Land, even more so during this time of war, given the ...

WASHINGTON On a Christian pilgrimage with her church group, Kristin Toorop looks up to Calvary, and her eyes open wide. She listens as tour guide Gloria Harrington tells the story of where Christ was ...