Tag: Holy Land
Catholics urged to support Middle East Christians in traditional Good Friday...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis plans to launch a humanitarian project in Gaza or the West Bank with the possible help of the traditional...
Jerusalem Auxiliary Bishop William Shomali says ‘the best way to support...
A bishop in Jerusalem has appealed for Christians to start returning to the Holy Land on pilgrimage, insisting they should visit holy places located...
Ireland’s Catholic bishops criticize neglect from world powers as children die...
Ireland's Catholic bishops called on Israel and Hamas to immediately end hostilities in the Holy Land as the war triggered by the Oct. 7...
Grief, anguish and suffering in Bethlehem and Holy Land marked by...
JERUSALEM -- Christmas in Bethlehem and the Holy Land this year will be one of solemnity, prayer and fasting as the Patriarchs and Heads...
Israeli travel permits canceled due to violence during Passover, Easter and...
JERUSALEM-- A British-Israeli mother and her two daughters were killed in a drive-by-shooting terrorist attack in the Jordan valley on April 7, during a...
Terra Sancta Museum in Jerusalem opens new historical section
JERUSALEM — The priest-director of the Cultural Heritage Office for the Custodia Terrae Sanctae, or Custody of the Holy Land, in Jerusalem opened a...
Russian war against Ukraine another setback for Jerusalem as tourism returns...
JERUSALEM -- Last December's Christmas tree lightings in many towns and cities in Jerusalem finally pointed to a return toward normalcy for Holy Land...
Fifth attack against a Christian site in Jerusalem brings arrest of...
JERUSALEM-- Israeli police arrested an American Jewish tourist Feb. 2 for vandalizing a statue of Jesus at the Franciscan Church of Flagellation in the...
After cease fire, Pope Francis calls for prayers for forgiveness, coexistence...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has called on the world's Catholics to pray May 22 for dialogue, forgiveness and peaceful coexistence in the Holy...
In Bethlehem this Christmas, unemployment can mean choosing between food or...
BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- As the Christmas approaches, Franciscan Father Rami Asakrieh of St. Catherine Parish said he has been overwhelmed with requests for...