by webdeveloper | Apr 14, 2025 | Latest News
Saxum is built in the Arab village of Abu Ghosh, located about 12 kilometers from Jerusalem. Throughout history, the village of Abu Ghosh has borne several names. The Book of Joshua recalls its Canaanite name—Kiriath-baal—later transformed into Kiriath-Ye’arim by the...
by webdeveloper | Mar 24, 2025 | Latest News
In 1881, a group of nuns from the Sisters of Nazareth, a congregation founded in Lyon a few decades earlier, arrived in Nazareth to establish their first convent in the Holy Land. They purchased a plot of land directly across from the Basilica of the Annunciation...
by webdeveloper | Mar 18, 2025 | Latest News
This brief study of the coins mentioned in the Gospel has helped us better understand Jesus’ teachings. Knowing the value of each one allows us greater objectivity in grasping the message the Lord conveys in those passages. That’s why we’ve titled it “A Treasure to...
by webdeveloper | Feb 24, 2025 | Latest News
If we enter the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem and turn to the right, we ascend a steep staircase to Calvary, the site of the Crucifixion. There, to the right, we find a Catholic chapel, and if we look up at the ceiling, we discover a mosaic depicting...
by webdeveloper | Jan 24, 2025 | Latest News
Western shore of the Dead Sea, between Qumran and Ein Gedi. Photo: Eyal Asaf. The Dead Sea is the sea of all superlatives: at 420 meters below the Mediterranean, it is the lowest point on Earth; with salinity levels almost ten times higher than those of the ocean, it...
