In a landmark event aimed at bolstering pilgrimage tourism between India and Israel, the Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT), in collaboration with the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India ...

the Indian state bordering Nepal and Tibet and known as Devabhumi: ‘The Land of the Gods.’ The Ganges River’s mystic waters cascaded over a precipice and joined a tumultuous swirl below.

Israel markets itself as “the land of creation” — and for good reason. Israel is home to the Holy Land, to a plethora of ...

So, let us take a soulful journey exploring some pilgrimage places near Rishikesh ... it is one of the seven most holy places in India. The entire town stands in reverence as priests offer ...

Every twelve years, tens of millions of men, women and children gather on the flood plain of the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers in Allahabad, India ... the holy city of Varanasi precedes their ...

Ferns Diocesan spokesman and Barntown Curate Fr John Carroll recently returned from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, led by another ... the people of India and Ethiopia, of Egypt and of Pontus ...

As gunfire echoed and smoke filled the air, a steadfast stream of pilgrims from Kerala made its way to the Church of the Holy ...

stretched from stretched from India, in South Asia ... Arab Muslims conquered the Holy Land in 638. The Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa mosque are sites of pilgrimage for Muslims.

Here are five reflections I had about this unique festival and my once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage. • Nashik-Trimbak in Maharastra, western India ... day to reach the holy rivers, vastly different ...