UPDATE 2/7/2011: We just received word from Egypt that they will work with us in good-faith on a refund! We have to be flexible on the time frame, it will take a week or two to work out the details and the amount due to chaos in Egypt, especially with the banks. We are now [...]
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Our priest has scheduled a March, 2011 tour of the Holy Land and Egypt with [another travel company affiliated with YTB]. Great price, until you get to the “additional fees.” After having been with you and Janet, I really am appreciative of the services you provided, which were INCLUDED IN THE COST. ~Joanne Footprints of [...]
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Benedict XVI is planning to preside over the beatification rite for John Paul II on May 1, Divine Mercy Sunday, in the Vatican. A communiqué from the Congregation for Saints’ Causes announced that…continued at http://www.zenit.org/article-31450?l=english
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We are excited to announce that Jerry Usher is coming to the Holy Land with us in April 2011, Jerry is well known in Catholic media, having hosted Catholic Answers Live and received a degree in Theology and Philosophy from Franciscan University of Steubenville. His past projects have included the Faith Database, and now Jerry [...]
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I am currently in Athens, Greece where I have been on a CSS pilgrimage through Greece and Turkey via cruise ship lead by Steve Ray. We are coming to the end of the pilgrimage and now that I’m off the cruise ship I have the opportunity to email you and tell you what an awesome [...]
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By Nancy Freeman, Published in the Ave Herald Newspaper The Holy Land is the land where lie the ruins of the world’s most ancient civilizations. To the Jews this is the land of the Bible and their past glories; to the Christians this is the land where Jesus lived and suffered, the land which heard [...]
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Even though Turkey and Greece have been in the news lately, all is well. We are currently in the heart of Athens and I have been running through the city to keep up my miles. Pictures below are from today showing no one is disrupted here and life is going on as usual as if [...]
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“Made it home safe and sound, Steve and Janet. Thank you for making the Holy Land Pilgrimage so special. I am so happy that I took the leap of faith. Will be looking for future trips to take. In 10 days, I grew more in my Catholic faith than I have in many years. God [...]
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ROME, JULY 26, 2010 (Zenit.org).- In the first six months of 2010, some 1.6 million tourists have visited the Holy Land, a marked increase compared to 2009, and one that Franciscan Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa attributes to a variety of factors. The number of tourists is up some 39% from last year, and the Custos of [...]
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