Embroiled in a legal battle to protect their property from confiscation by the Israeli government, the Nasser family has made their farm a symbol of nonviolent resistance.
Welcome to Day Two of America Media's 2016 virtual pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Join James Martin, S.J. for a tour of Nazareth, Jesus' hometown, and Cana, the site of his first miracle.
On the final day of our pilgrimage, James Martin, S.J., walks the Via Dolorosa then visits the holiest site in Christianity, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., who served from 1983 to 2008 as the 29th Superior General of the Society of Jesus, died in Beirut, Lebanon, on Nov. 26, just four days shy of his 88th birthday. • In a report released on Nov. 30, Caritas Europa charged that austerity policies have left 120 million p