Clockwise from top left: Ezekiel, Abraham, Jonah, Jude the Apostle and Thomas the Apostle all traversed this holy land. Since Old Testament times, this ancient land of faith has continued to provide...

Rocchi The restored Marian statue damaged by Islamic State during its occupation of Karamles, Iraq. Pope Francis is expected to bless the statue of Our Lady during a stadium Mass in Erbil on March 7.

Pope Francis holds his weekly General Audience in the Library of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace on March 3rd, 2021. The pope said that he felt “honored to meet a martyr Church,” and expressed...