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 ...

29 marked the opening of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope in the Holy Land. The event, celebrated on the feast of the Holy Family, was led by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. As the Latin patriarch ...

Catholic leaders in the Holy Land expressed cautious optimism this week that pilgrims will be able to return to the region amid a new ceasefire and hostage release agreement in Gaza, which is ...

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 ...

Catherine. Entrance tickets were not required this year, as church officials did not anticipate the typical crowds. The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, presided over ...

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A Savior has come, and he has come for you." The outspoken leader of the church in the Holy Land managed to get into the Gaza Strip through the Erez crossing on Dec. 22 and recounting his ...

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 ...

Reuters reports that Manger Square in front of the Church of the Nativity is deserted, its souvenir shops closed against the rockets and rifles that now festoon the Holy Land in place of the ...

This week I wrote a prayer, a special version of the “Al Hanisim” for Hanukkah 2024. I will recite this prayer every night. I will light the traditional Hanukkah candles, and I will add a ...