Christians in the Holy Land are praying for peace this Christmas after another difficult year marked by conflict and suffering. Anglican Archbishop of Jerusaelm, Hosam Naoum, said he was praying for ...
JERUSALEM (OSV News) — Amid the turmoil of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Father Francesco Patton, the custos of the Holy Land, has a unique perspective on the plight of Christians in the region. As ...
While few Holy Land Christians will be able to travel to Rome for the special yearlong celebration, they will celebrate the jubilee where the Church began. The Diocese of Jerusalem launched the ...
Even though the patriarchs and church leaders in the Holy Land decided that Christmas will be more festive in 2024 than in 2023, despite ongoing war, and encouraged “congregations and people to fully ...
16, 2025. (Credit: Ariel Schalit/AP.) Listen NEW YORK – As Israel and Hamas close-in on a ceasefire agreement, the Catholic ordinaries in the Holy Land said the deal is a necessary step ...