The large, long palm branches were common in the Holy Land, Jobe said. In the ancient times, they symbolized goodness and victory. "It wasn't something unique to Jesus," he told USA TODAY.

Pope Urban II called the First Crusade (1096-99) to regain the Holy Land from the Islamic rule of the Seljuks (Turkish-Persian Sunni Muslims) and granted indulgences to those who participated ...

Catholic leaders in the Holy Land called on Christian pilgrims to return to the region following the implementation of the long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Ash Wednesday is today, marking the start of Lent and the Christian Easter Season.. The holy day, also known as the Day of Ashes, has roots all the way back to the Middle Ages. While most commonly ...

Friar Francesco Patton, the outgoing Franciscan custos of the Holy Land, reflects on his nine years in office and proposed a ...

In 2023, I made a life-changing pilgrimage to the Holy Land with my order, the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem. I saw all the towns that Jesus ministered in, ...

Israel markets itself as “the land of creation” — and for good reason. Israel is home to the Holy Land, to a plethora of beautiful landscapes, and certain traditions argue that the spot ...

Writer is upset that some Christians in the United States seem to have turned their backs on their fellow Christians in the ...

At the White House press briefing on July 17, EWTN White House Correspondent Owen Jenson asked White House Press Secretary ...