Here are some highlights: Jordan is part of the Holy Land, drawing pilgrims and tourists seeking to connect with the biblical stories that shaped Christianity. Jordan's deep ties to Christianity ...

Cardinal Parolin was in Jordan as the Pope’s envoy for the ... The Holy See’s attention to the Holy Land, and in particular to Israel and Palestine, has always been constant and high.

allowing each to build a new church in this important place on the banks of the Jordan River. John Paul II visited the site in 2000 on his historic Jubilee pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Pope ...

eparchs and exarchs of the Catholic Church holding jurisdiction over the territory of the Holy Land: Jerusalem, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, and Cyprus. The ordinaries belong to the Latin Church ...

Jordan and the Palestinians. But more and more of the river the ancient Israelites crossed to enter the Holy Land is drying up — the result of climate change, growing populations and the ...

On his first day in the Holy Land, Jordan had surprised the Pope with huge, unruly crowds and roughneck, rifle-swinging guards. Israel surprised—and disappointed—the Pope with its cool ...

Airlines have begun to resume flights to Israel that have been suspended due to the military conflicts that ensued after ...