Holy Land
Pope Francis eyes religious reconciliation on trip to Holy Land
By Josephine McKenna — May 21, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The three-day visit is packed with official appointments and a grueling physical schedule for the 77-year-old pontiff.
Site of Jesus’ Last Supper a point of contention for some Israeli Jews
By Michele Chabin — May 20, 2014
JERUSALEM (RNS) Located on Mount Zion, the Cenacle is where Jesus held the Last Supper. It sits directly above David’s Tomb, the place many Jews believe the biblical King David is buried.
Holy Land Christians hope Pope Francis’ visit might revive peace talks
By Evan Simko-Bednarski — May 13, 2014
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (RNS) Pope Francis travels to Jerusalem later this month to meet with Patriarch Bartholomew I, head of the Eastern Orthodox Church. But many hope his off-script message might revive moribund peace talks.
Holy Land churches mount awareness campaign in wake of hate graffiti
By Michele Chabin — May 9, 2014
JERUSALEM (RNS) A wave of vandalism against local Christians and institutions is spurring a response from Holy Land churches.
Israel may be cut out of Pope Francis’ visit to the Holy Land
By Michele Chabin — March 28, 2014
JERUSALEM (RNS) Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal told journalists that Pope Francis' pilgrimage to Jordan and the Palestinian-ruled West Bank will take place, even if the Israeli foreign ministry strike continues.
As French cemeteries fill up, Jews seek burial plots in the Holy Land
By Elizabeth Bryant — March 12, 2014
(RNS) Jewish-only plots in some French cemeteries -- along with their leases -- are rapidly running out.
Obama recalls Holy Land trip at Easter Prayer Breakfast
By Adelle M. Banks — April 5, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) As he gathered with clergy at the White House Friday, President Obama recounted personal details of his recent Holy Land trip, calling it a chance to experience “the eternal spirit of Easter” and feel closer to Jesus.
Is skinny-dipping in the Sea of Galilee sacrilegious?
By Daniel Burke — August 21, 2012
(RNS) More than 20 lawmakers and Capitol Hill aides, including one nude congressman, took a booze-fueled late-night swim in Israel’s Sea of Galilee last summer, Politico reported on Monday. Which leaves at least one question: Is skinny-dipping at the biblical site sacrilegious? By Daniel Burke.
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