In Jordan, a 50km pilgrimage trail follows the path of a 4th-Century nun who journeyed through the Holy Land – centuries ...

(RNS) — It is easy to despair over the Holy Land ... as refugees into Jordan. Others live under dire circumstances in the West Bank and Gaza. Angry at the loss of their land and independence ...

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 ...

In Parashat Terumah, the Zohar explains that the Holy Land is the Center of the world ... After Am Yisrael crossed the Jordan River to enter Eretz Yisrael, the Mishkan was erected in Gilgal ...

Faith is often accompanied by uncertainty, yet it is in stepping forward that we encounter the power of God. The Israelites ...

The ten tribes would have returned at once to the Holy Land had not the Lord encircled ... a different region on either side of the Jordan River. During a later period, a monarchy was established ...

They highlighted Jordan’s vital role in ... of the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, saying this ensures the fabric of the Holy Land is protected and its unique character preserved.

While there, Lovato — who identifies as an American singer that was raised Christian with Jewish ancestors — was baptized in the Jordan River, visited the Yad Vashem World Holocaust ...

Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a small, semi-arid, almost-landlocked country in Southwest Asia with few natural resources. But strategically situated at the crossroads of what ...