Judith Sudilovsky, Catholic News Service

JERUSALEM  -- Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, France, said his visit to the Holy Land was intended as a gesture of solidarity with the...

JERUSALEM -- Amid the destruction witnessed during their July 18–20 pastoral visit to Gaza, following the Israeli shelling of the Holy Family Parish church...

JERUSALEM -- Two people were confirmed dead and several were injured, including a parish pastor, following what initial reports say was a mid-morning Israeli...

JERUSALEM (OSV News) -- In his final words before departing Jerusalem for the Vatican where he will participate in his first conclave to choose...

JERUSALEM -- The body of Shiri Bibas -- the mother of two red-headed boys who became a symbol of Israeli hostage suffering, both confirmed...

NAZARETH, Israel -- An indulgence granted during the Jubilee Year is not just an occasion to "get something" but rather is a sign of...

JERUSALEM -- As tensions and the number of victims mount in southern Gaza Strip, Catholic Relief Services said it has not been able to...

The Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem, located just 1,500 steps from the birthplace of Christ, is confronting significant challenges amid the ongoing war between...

The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, expressed his happiness at the late-night hostage-exchange agreement reached between Israel and Hamas Nov. 21, and...

JERUSALEM -- Christmas in Bethlehem and the Holy Land this year will be one of solemnity, prayer and fasting as the Patriarchs and Heads...