During my recent trip to Israel, on a cold, windy and rainy day, I was blessed to visit the extraordinary archaeological site of Capernaum. A sign posted at the entrance to the site caught my ...

On Day 1 of America Media's virtual pilgrimage to the Holy Land, James Martin, S.J., guides us through the extraordinary sites of Capernaum, the central town of Jesus' Galilean ministry. Visit our ...

The synagogue at Capernaum (K’far Nahum in Hebrew), recorded in the New Testament as one of the first places where Jesus of Nazareth spoke to the people, will be reconstructed. An agreement concerning ...

Jesus of Nazareth’s three-year public ministry began when he swept into Tab’ha on the shores of Lake Kinneret and attracted his first four disciples. Most of his sermons were delivered, and his ...

NAZARETH, Israel - We climbed the narrow streets of Jesus' boyhood home in Nazareth and looked out from a steep ridge. Did he really walk here? A broad valley winds northeast toward the Sea of Galilee ...

During the first weeks of Ordinary Time, the Church also leads us through the first episodes in Jesus’ public ministry. Mark’s Gospel — the focus of this year’s readings — contains no Infancy ...

AFP — Excavations in Israel’s Galilee have uncovered remains of an ancient church said to mark the home of the apostles Peter and Andrew, the dig’s archaeological director said Friday. Mordechai Aviam ...

A village located on the Sea of Galilee, the Bible describes Capernaum as a place where Jesus taught at the temple but also healed people. That village gives its name to Capernaum Health Clinic, which ...

Overlooking the Sea of Galilee, the hotel is designed to appear as if it is growing out of the ground, built in the form of "David's harp." The David’s Harp Galilee Resort Hotel is the latest gem of ...