Dale Gavlak, Catholic News Service
‘My heart was beating so fast’: Meet the young Lebanese woman...
As Pope Leo XIV was wrapping up his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon recently, the world was moved by the sight of...
Lebanese long for peace ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit: ‘This...
AMMAN, Jordan -- Lebanese Catholics yearn for the upcoming visit of Pope Leo XIV to achieve something lost in recent years. Signs bearing the...
Lebanon eager for Pope Leo’s November visit, message of peace: ‘Blessed...
AMMAN, Jordan -- Lebanon eagerly awaits Pope Leo XIV's upcoming visit, marking his first apostolic trip abroad, Catholic clergy organizers say.
"All the Lebanese people,...
Islamist jihadists violently sweep through Syria: ‘The militias left Sweida City...
AMMAN, Jordan -- As alarming sectarian violence swept through Syria in the third week of July, Christian communities in the region experienced a new...
Despite U.S. cuts to financial assistance, Middle East Caritas forced to...
AMMAN, Jordan (OSV News) -- A prominent Catholic humanitarian agency in the Middle East has expressed concern over sudden cuts to U.S. financial assistance...
Rebel takeover of Aleppo leaves Christian minorities feeling uneasy: ‘They deserve...
An uneasy calm hangs over Aleppo, Christian leaders report, following the recent lightning takeover of Syria's second-largest city by Islamist rebels driving out forces...
Pope Francis calls Gaza Strip’s only Catholic parish daily lifting up...
Since Hamas' attack on Israel Oct. 7, 2023, and the immediate start of the Israel-Hamas war, Pope Francis has provided daily spiritual solace to...
Syrians on the brink of starvation as United Nations food program...
AMMAN, Jordan -- Catholics warn that Syrians are on the brink of starvation as the United Nations food program cuts off its assistance in...
Christians in Gaza are ‘sad, but hopeful’ to see Christmas celebration...
AMMAN, Jordan -- Amid ongoing bombardment of the Gaza Strip by the Israeli military -- despite the Christmas season -- Christian clergymen in the...
Biblical tourist village to be built near site of Jesus’ baptism
AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan began Christmas celebrations by unveiling a project that could attract 1 million pilgrims annually to the officially recognized site of...