ISRAEL Pilgrimage 

This Chapel, located on the Mount of Olives, is believed to be the site from where Jesus ascended into Heaven 40 days after His Resurrection. Inside the octagon-shaped Chapel is a stone which according to tradition contains an imprint of the foot of Jesus from when He ascended to Heaven. Visitors come here to venerate the last place on earth at which Jesus was present.

This Church was built over the ruins of the palace of the high priest, Caiaphas, where Jesus was held overnight after His arrest. It is also the place where Peter denied the Lord three times. The name "Gali-cantu" means the cock crows in Latin and today a golden rooster protrudes prominently from the sanctuary roof. 

According to Jewish tradition, this is the site where GOD requested that Abraham sacrifice his son Isaac. Abraham laid his son Isaac on a rock and prepared to sacrifice him, but before Abraham could complete this act, GOD intervened. 

The great Temple of Jerusalem was built over this rock, and the Ark of the Covenant was kept in its Holy of Holies.

The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is a Church in the Old City of Jerusalem that is the Holiest Christian site in the world. It stands on a site that encompasses Calvary, where Jesus was crucified, the Anointing Stone, and the tomb (sepulcher) where Jesus was buried. 

Shared by Armenian Orthodox Church | Coptic Church | Greek Orthodox Church | Roman Catholic Church. 

It commemorates the birthplace of Jesus Christ, marked specifically by a star on the ground beneath the altar. 

The Church of Nativity built by St. Helena, is the oldest church in the Holy Land still in use. The façade of the Church of the Nativity has an entrance door called " door of humility", because one has to bend  low to go through it. 

The Church of the Visitation in Ein Kerem is built over the site believed to be the home of John the Baptist's parents. This is where the beautiful meeting between Mary and Elizabeth took place when Mary proclaimed her great Magnificat -- "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord. 

Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land. 

The Church of St John the Baptist in Ein Kerem is built over the site where is believed that the birth of John the Baptist occurred. This marble star beneath a side altar in the church marks the place of his birth. 

Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land. 

The Mount of Olives is the hill facing the Old City of Jerusalem, on the eastern side of the Kidron Valley. It is associated with numerous events in the life of Jesus. Several Churches mark these places. The Chapel of the Ascension (Jesus Ascended into Heaven); Pater Noster Church (Jesus taught his disciples the Our Father prayer); the tear-shaped Church of Dominus Flevit (Jesus look upon Jerusalem and wept); Basilica of the Agony where Jesus suffered His Agony prior to His arrest.

This Chapel, located on the Mount of Olives, is believed to be the site from where Jesus ascended into Heaven 40 days after His Resurrection. Inside the octagon-shaped Chapel is a stone which according  to tradition contains an imprint of the foot of Jesus from when He ascended to Heaven. 

The Church Pater Noster (The OUR Father) is located on the slopes of the Mount of Olives and is built over a cave, which according to tradition, was the place where Jesus hid His disciples and taught them to pray "The Out Father". The wall of the Church and the Courtyard are adorned with large and colorful, ceramic tile plaques that contain the words of "the Our Father". 

The Garden of Gethsemane is on the lower foothills of the Mount of Olives. "Gethsemane" comes from the Hebrew word "oil press" because the Mount of Olives was full of olive trees which were pressed to make olive oil. The Basilica is called "Church of All Nations" because many Nations in the world contributed to the cost building it