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The Vice-President for Advancement of Palestine’s only Catholic university tells Vatican News about the struggles of its students in the wake of new security measures in the West Bank.
The pastor of Bethlehem's Lutheran Church tells Vatican News that the West Bank is currently experiencing one of its “darkest moments”. “We see what’s happening in Gaza”, he says, “and we ask: Will this be our fate too?”.
The President of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), reflects on the situation in Syria, and expresses concern in particular for the nation’s Christian communities, warning their 'erosion' from the nation would be not only 'a tragic loss' for Syria but for the stability of the region and world.
Despite his ongoing hospitalization for treatment of what the Vatican has said is a polymicrobial respiratory infection, Pope Francis has continued calling the Catholic parish in Gaza nightly, its pastor
The first Congress of commissaries of the Holy Land of Asia was held from 7 to 12 February in Jakarta and Bali (Indonesia) on the topic of “Formation and mission in communion.” The
To the faithful of the Diocese of Jerusalem, Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, May the peace and grace of the Lord be with you! At this time, we come
As Pope Francis continues to recover at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, Catholics in the pope’s Diocese of Rome and around the world joined in prayer for his health. In a statement
His Beatitude Patriarch Kyrios Kyrios Theophilos III, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and Honorary President of the Middle East Council of Churches, was speaking at
In a humanitarian gesture that reflects love, appreciation, and the strong relationship between the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and His Holiness Pope Francis—as well as the cooperation and dialogue between
Believing in the importance of the role of youth in building healthy societies, the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), Theological and Ecumenical Department, continues the “Youth Leadership Building” program