“Like the prophets before him Jesus expressed the deepest respect for the Temple in Jerusalem.” (CCC 583) (photo: Salomon de Bray, “The Queen of Sheba Before the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem”, 1657) ...

Holy — a word of many meanings and uses: holy day, holy war, holy Bible, holy ground and holy cow (humorous). A synonym commonly used is sacred. People often journey to holy places to learn, to be ...

Recalling its successive resolutions which expressed the concern of the United Nations in Jerusalem by reason of the presence therein of Holy Places, religious buildings and sites; Noting that the ...

On Good Friday 15 April 1949, His Holiness Pius XII addressed to all Archbishops and Bishops of the Catholic world an Encyclical Letter on the subject of the Holy Places of Palestine. The full text is ...

When Father Brian Gannon became pastor of St. Theresa Church in Trumbull, Connecticut, the parish’s former convent had been turned into office space and meeting rooms. The sisters’ chapel remained ...

Remarkably for a species that lived successfully as nomads for so many thousands of years, humans have a strong propensity for designating areas of sacred ground, from St. Peter's in Rome to the ...

Santuario de Chimayó in northern New Mexico ranked #72 on a list of the 100 most sacred places across the world. Patheos.com created the list based on the number of faiths attributing sacred or holy ...

Examines the idea of modern science that our actions, thoughts, and feelings are indeed shaped not just by our genes and neurochemistry, history and relationships, but also by our surroundings. SHARE ...