Jerusalem Hills daily photo

. Today is the first-ever Catholic feast day for newly-canonized Pope St. John XXIII. He was pope from 1958 to 1963, and Israeli flags ...

. I watched fascinated yesterday, June 29, the live broadcast of the Mass from St. Peter's for the great Feast of Saints Peter and Paul...

. Ha! Just yesterday I blogged about Franciscans and tonight we have a new Pope who has chosen the name Francis! Francis of Assisi, aft...

. The statue of Peter at Capernaum quoting Matthew 16:18: "Thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my church." Follo...

. At Capernaum, the alpha and omega theme of the railing is reflected in the modern church's glass floor. Also visible through the g...

. This poster and reflection were on the glass door of the Christian Information Center in the Old City. You can click on it (and click aga...

. The squeaky clean windows and body of the Mercedes reflect* the Old City buildings in Omar Ibn Al-Khattab Square. The diplomatic corps ca...

. Quiet is the key word for today's Q post for ABC Wednesday . Shhhh, we are descending to the dark crypt beneath the Armenian Catholic...

. A good catch at the Mahane Yehuda market. Enlarge the photo to see the expression on the poor fish's face. While fishing for a title f...

. In her life as a cloistered Carmelite nun, St. Theresa never went out from her convent in Lisieux. But in death, parts of her are making a...

. Many cities in the world have an Open House weekend once a year. Jerusalem had her Houses From Within weekend last month with over a hu...

. Friends Kristine and Mark and I looked for a modest place to stay for one night in Tiberias last month. The pilgrim inn that we found was ...

. Come, join the tourists. Come into the Church of St. John the Baptist (or St. John Ba Harim) in the Jerusalem suburb of Ein Kerem. ...

. Where are archaeology volunteers taken on their weekly field trip? To other digs, of course, to be guided around by the director of the ...

The painting "St. Francis receives the stigmata," in the monastery church Today, September 17, Franciscans and Traditional Roman ...

The Vatican flag flies under Jerusalem's sky. And in May Pope Benedict XVI will be flying to the Holy Land! From Jordan he will arrive ...

Abstain from Internet, SMS texting, iPod, etc. for a few days during Lent?? That's the big world news today, that a few dioceses and bis...

Today is the Vatican's 80th birthday. Yes, really, only 80 years old. It is an official holiday there today. Vatican City became a sover...