by webdeveloper | Dec 15, 2025 | Latest News
Whoever visits Bethlehem on a modern pilgrimage almost always begins the itinerary with a quick stop at the “Field of the Shepherds.” It is located in the municipality of Beit Sahur, southeast of Bethlehem. The holy site is under the care of the Franciscan Custody of...
by webdeveloper | Nov 20, 2025 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Hezekiah’s Tunnel is one of the most emblematic biblical sites in Jerusalem. Thousands of visitors walk through it each year with their feet covered in water. Its history dates back to the reign of Hezekiah, when the king of Judah had it excavated in preparation for a...
by webdeveloper | Oct 14, 2025 | Latest News
Caesarea Maritima was developed almost from scratch by Herod the Great in the latter decades of the first century BC. Herod’s intention was to compete with – if not to surpass – other large Mediterranean harbours such as Alexandria, the Piraeus of Athens, or Seleucia...
by webdeveloper | Sep 24, 2025 | Latest News
Born in the Illyrian city of Stridon (likely in present-day Bosnia) in the decade of 340 AD, Jerome spent his youth in a spiritual and intellectual quest that led him to Rome, where his frequent visits to the martyrs’ tombs sparked a prolonged process of conversion....
by webdeveloper | Aug 25, 2025 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Fragment of a mosaic from a Byzantine church near Gaza depicting a man (perhaps a Bedouin?) leading a camel laden with wine amphorae. Kissufim, 6th century. Display location: Israel Museum. Source: Wikimedia Commons. The 35th chapter of the Book of Jeremiah begins...
