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H.B. Card. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, began his pastoral visit to Jaffa-Nazareth, on Friday, April 19th, 2024, at St. John the Beloved church entrance, where he was welcomed
The Franciscans opened their first school in the Middle East in 1598, in Bethlehem, in the Holy Land. Since then, many more schools have opened, providing educational and other
In the chaos of the Israel-Hamas war, where any movement can be fatal, even burying the dead is not guaranteed. Hundreds still lie under the rubble across the Gaza Strip,
War in Gaza has become a “way of life,” according to a Franciscan priest in the Holy Land. On Tuesday, Israel sent tanks to parts of the northern Gaza Strip,
The Holy Land has been at war for almost seven months. I use the verb to live, even though war means death, suffering and destruction. It is a way
Father Massimo Fusarelli, leader of the worldwide Franciscan order, has appealed to his fellow Franciscans to stay put in the Holy Land despite rising tensions and threats to physical safety
On July 12 Iraqi president Abdul Latif Rashid repealed the decree recognizing the appointment of Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako as head of the Chaldean Catholic Church and which appointed him
A new church complex has been built near the ancient city of Ur, in Iraq, in an effort to draw attention to the long history of the country's beleaguered Christian
The UN relief agency for Palestinians says the threat of disease outbreaks in Gaza is growing as winter ends and temperatures rise. UNWRA says that cleaner living conditions are urgently
The Israeli Defense Forces said its troops had killed ten militants during a sweep of the camp which began last Thursday. At least four Israeli soldiers were wounded. Violence in the