In 326 Constantine erected a church there. After it was damaged in 529 during a revolt, the Emperor Justinian pulled it down and built in its place the present church, the oldest one in the Holy Land.

Normally, Christian organizations support a tremendous number of tours to the Holy Land ... Pilgrimages can come in many forms, he says, including through time spent in silence at retreat centres ...

In the United States, Catholic pilgrimage leaders also expressed optimism, saying their partners on the ground in the Holy Land are hopeful that the ceasefire will hold and perhaps even end the war.

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

The Governor Of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, has charged intending Christian Pilgrims to the Holy Land of Israel to be ... jeopardise the intentions of this pilgrimage and put our nation into ...

Arab Muslims conquered the Holy Land in 638. The Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa mosque are sites of pilgrimage for Muslims. For Jewish people, Jerusalem is important it is seen as the centre of ...