The two prestigious institutions of biblical and archaeological studies of the Holy Land inaugurate the academic year in Jerusalem. The biblical writings and the material traces of history have been fascinating researchers and scholars since antiquity. Over the centuries, studies on the Bible as well as archaeological research, made it possible to understand the past civilization [...]
When thread and needle can fill an endless wait. The story of Sally, young Iraqi, a refugee in Jordan and the Rafedìn Project - Made by Iraqi girls. "But deliver us from evil." The words to 'Our Father', sung in Aramaic, the same language in which Jesus recited it the first time, fill the small room [...]
English Cardinal Vincent Nichols said his pastoral visit to Holy Family Parish in Gaza reinforced the importance of Christian hope, especially for those living in very insecure circumstances. "It is very encouraging to witness the faith of the community of Christians living in that enclosed space and also in the midst of a huge Muslim community [...]
The responsibilities entrusted to him are great: caring for about 50 shrines, more than two dozen parishes, various schools and other services provided by more than 250 Franciscan friars stationed at some of the most embattled places in the Middle East. But Franciscan Father Francesco Patton seems almost serene about the mission and his new post [...]