Tag: Israel-Hamas war

AMMAN, Jordan  -- Amid ongoing bombardment of the Gaza Strip by the Israeli military -- despite the Christmas season -- Christian clergymen in the...

WASHINGTON -- At The Catholic University of America to discuss the need for a diverse and welcoming church, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory fielded...

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...

TEL AVIV -- It's a nightmare scenario that no parent would ever want to experience. Fifty days after her children were taken hostage, Hadas...

VATICAN CITY -- With hopes growing for a temporary, humanitarian cease-fire, Pope Francis met at the Vatican Nov. 22 with relatives of Israelis held...

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...

VATICAN CITY -- As the wars, violence and deaths continue in Ukraine and in the Holy Land, Pope Francis again urged people to pray...

The year was 1938, and the French Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain delivered a powerful radio address against antisemitism, as relevant today as it was...

VATICAN CITY -- The wars being fought in Gaza, Ukraine and other parts of the world are destroying the future of the children who...