Welcome to Nazareth’s Old City

NAZARETH, Israel — The Maronite Church in Nazareth’s Old City is chained and locked; most parishioners have joined the flight of residents out of the Old City in search of better housing in newer neighborhoods.
But a group of hardy young Nazarenes — and one Israeli Jew — believe in the potential of the city and refuse [...]

More nightmares about covering papal events

Tim Drake, who runs the National Catholic Register’s Pope2008.com blog, has a few nightmares of his own to tell about covering papal events. It’s a follow-up to our post last week.