The parish and the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Tla' Al-'Ali held a pilgrimage trip to the archaeological site of Umm Al-Jimal, northeastern Jordan, in cooperation with the Catholic Center for Studies and Media in Jordan, the Jordan Tourism Board, and Jordan Express Tourist Transport (JETT). The group of the participants was led by parish priest Fr. Dr. Rif'at Bader, in the presence of assistant priest Fr. Ya'qoub Daynouti, as well as a number of nuns and people.

The visiting delegation was welcomed by Mayor of Umm Al-Jimal Mr. Hassan Al-Ruhaibeh who presented a comprehensive briefing on the city and its archaeological sites. He noted that there are 17 churches including the city's cathedral, where the visiting group visited and prayed. The cathedral had been inaugurated in 557 with the participation of delegations from various neighboring dioceses in Jordan, Syria, and Palestine at the time.

Fr. Rif'at Bader praised the efforts made in the past years to recognize Umm Al-Jimal as a UNESCO World Heritage Site which came true in July 23, 2024 to become the 7^th Jordanian site to be added to the world heritage list.

Fr. Bader recalled the Holy Mass held in 2014 in the old cathedral, which was celebrated by Patriarch Fou'ad Twal in the presence of a large number of the faithful bearing in mind that it was also visited by Maronite Cardinal Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi. Fr. Bader expressed his hope that July 23 would annually be designated as an annual feast day for Umm Al-Jimal, where an annual Mass would be held and  be visited by local residents as well as visitors and pilgrims from abroad.

The visit included explanations of the history of the city, referred to as "the Black Gem of the Desert." The visiting group also prayed in this spot, where Christianity was widespread between about 324-636AD. The information provided states that plague had spread through the city forcing its inhabitants to abandon it. Furthermore, a destructive earthquake that struck the city in 747, which  caused the destruction of city, forced its residents to leave it in toto. It remained deserted for approximately 1,100 years, until the Druze settled there in 1935. Later, they left for Al Azraq, but the area was repopulated after 1950s by a group of bedouin tribes, who built a village that has now turned into a large town.

The attendees continued their trip to St. Joseph's Latin Church in Mafraq, where they listened to a briefing from Deacon Hazem Nimri about the history of the parish, which is affiliated with the Latin Patriarchate and was founded in 1939. The late Bishop Ni'meh Al-Sam'an was its first parish priest.

This visit, conducted by the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Tla' Al-'Ali, is the first pilgrimage trip to Umm Al-Jimal since its addition to the World Heritage List. It is a continuation of previous trips organized by the parish to Mar Elias, Our Lady of the Mount in northern Jordan, to the Baptism Site, Mount Nebo, and a number of other archaeological and touristic sites.