Franciscans in Holy Land advance next phase of Jerusalem’s Terra Sancta Museum March 18, 2023By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News Objects cared for by the Franciscans in the Holy Land, including a collection of 13 church bells discovered hidden in Bethlehem and dating back to the Middle Ages, have traveled to some of the great museums of the world.
Holy Land tourism begins to return to normalcy after pandemic, but Ukraine war presents other setbacks February 18, 2023By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News As Israel lifted all bans and restrictions connected with COVID, the country has witnessed a gradual return of tourism, especially in the last quarter of 2022.
Church must shift view ‘from maintenance to mission,’ New York Cardinal says January 24, 2023By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: News, Vocations, World News Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York encouraged Catholics to find a silver lining as they confront declining religious observance, shuttered churches, dioceses in bankruptcy and diminished cultural clout.