Tag: Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa

The celebration of Corpus Christi in the land where Jesus lived, died and rose from the dead serves as a reminder that the gift...

Catholic leaders in the Holy Land expressed their "unreserved condemnation" after a picture of an Israeli soldier striking the head of a statue of...

Iraqi Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona, who until now led the Chaldean Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle of Australia and New Zealand, was elected...

JERUSALEM -- The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said wartime restrictions have forced the cancellation or postponement of key Holy Week observances, urging the faithful...

DEIR RAFAT, Israel  -- At first, Grace Rofa, 20, a Catholic Palestinian from Jerusalem, and Reign Arpon, 19, a Filipino member of the Hebrew-speaking...

JERUSALEM -- As indirect ceasefire talks began in Egypt between Israel and Hamas Oct. 6 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt -- aimed at finalizing a...

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

At the conclusion of the official days of mourning following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 135 cardinal electors are eligible to...

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

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