Let’s begin by taking some virtual tours
- Discover the Holy Land
- The Holy Land (Rick Steves)
- Discover Vatican City (Rick Steves)
- Inside the Vatican Museums (EWTN)
- The Vatican Library (CBS News)
- Michelangelo Explained: From the Pietà to the Sistine Chapel (Manuel Bravo)
READINGS
Introduction to Israel and the West Bank
- Talking about the geography and landscapes in the Holy Land
- Talking about the history of the Holy Land
Exploring the Holy Sites of Bethlehem and the West Bank
- Visiting the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem
- Visiting the Church of St. Catherine, Bethlehem
- Visiting the Chapel of the Milk Grotto, Bethlehem
- Visiting the Chapel of the Shepherds’ Field, Bethlehem
- Visiting the Greek Orthodox St. George’s Monastery in Wadi Qelt
- Visiting the Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Temptation in Jericho
Exploring the Holy Sites of Galilee
- Visiting the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth
- Visiting the Church of the Beatitudes, Tabgha
- Visiting the Church of the Primacy of St. Peter, Tabgha
- Visiting the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish, Tabgha
- Visiting the Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Holy Apostles, Capernaum
- Visiting St. Peter’s Church in Capernaum
- Visiting the Church of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor
- Visiting the Wedding Church of Cana in Kafr Kanna
Exploring the Holy Sites in and around Jerusalem
- Visiting the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
- Visiting the Church of All Nations
- Visiting Dominus Flevit Church
- Visiting Dormition Abbey
- Visiting Pater Noster Church
- Visiting the Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene
- Visiting the Church of St. Andrew
- Visiting the Church of St. Anne
- Visiting St. George’s Cathedral
- Visiting the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu
- Visiting the Chapel of the Ascension
- Walking the Via Dolorosa
- Visiting the Church of St. Lazarus in Bethany
- Visiting the Church of St. John the Baptist in Ein Karem
- Visiting the Church of the Visitation in Ein Karem
- Visiting Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant Church in Abu Ghosh
- Visiting the Benedictine Monastery (St. Mary of the Resurrection Abbey) in Abu Ghosh
- Visiting Emmaus Nicopolis and the Community of the Beatitudes
Exploring the Holy Sites in Acre
- The Franciscan Church of St. John the Baptist
- The Franciscan Terra Sancta Church (Church of St. Francis)
- The Greek Orthodox Church of St. George
- St. Andrew’s Church
Exploring the Holy Sites in Haifa
Exploring the Holy Sites in Jaffa
More pilgrimages in the region
- Visiting the Church of the Baptism of Christ at Bethany beyond the Jordan in Al-Maghtas, Jordan
- Visiting St. Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
- Visiting the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Izmir Province, Turkey
- Visiting the Monastery of St. John on the Island of Patmos, Greece
Visiting Vatican City and Rome
- Exploring St. Peter’s Square
- Exploring St. Peter’s Basilica
- Visiting the Vatican Museums
- Visiting the Vatican Gardens
- Visiting the Vatican Library
- Visiting the Vatican Post Office
- Visiting a pontifical university in Rome
Online Resources
- Online resources: English for the religious community
- Pilgrimages: Visit some famous churches and monasteries in Europe
- Pilgrimages: Visit some famous churches in North America and the Caribbean
- Pilgrimages: Visit some famous churches and monasteries in Asia and Oceania
- Pilgrimages: Visit some famous churches and monasteries in Africa
- Pilgrimages: Visit some famous churches and monasteries in Latin America
