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United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803, which led to a precarious ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, contains positive aspects, but these are also accompanied by weaknesses. The new phase initiated by the Resolution has led to a decrease, but not an end, of the violence. In some respects, it "smacks of colonialism," demonstrates a "lack of global vision," fails to

With unemployment disproportionately affecting the Christian community, and as a gesture during the Jubilee of Hope, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem (LPJ) decided to cancel student debt in all its schools. Even though Christians are the smallest of the three major faith groups present in the Holy Land, after Jews and Muslims, the Catholic Church runs the largest network of

THE families of more than 20,000 students across the Holy Land and beyond are rejoicing after the Church cleared their school debts. “With the stroke of a pen”, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa wiped out accrued education debts at all schools across the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem (LPJ), which covers Cyprus and Jordan as well as Israel, the West Bank and Gaza.

Our Editorial Director reflects on Pope Leo XIV’s announcement and invitation to other Christians to return to Jerusalem to celebrate together the Jubilee of Redemption in 2033.

Over the past few decades, hundreds of thousands of Christians have left parts of the Middle East for good, driven by wars and the rise of Muslim extremists. In Lebanon, it has been different. Despite the many crises that have battered the small nation, Christians continue to enjoy religious freedom and significant political influence.     Pope Leo XIV’s visit

Father Youssef Matta, a Maronite monk who lives at the Monastery of St. Maron in Annaya—the home of St. Charbel Makhlouf’s tomb explains the significance of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the resting place of this saint, who is venerated across various religions.

At Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV answers journalists’ questions outside Villa Barberini. He describes his upcoming apostolic journey to Türkiye and Lebanon as a trip marked by hope and peace. On Ukraine and the Middle East, he urges always seeking dialogue to end war. Regarding efforts to stop violence against women on the day dedicated to the issue, he says that mentalities must change beginning with the education of young people.

Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Cardinal Beshara al-Rahi, the Patriarch of the Maronite Church, appealed to the Islamist group Hezbollah to “free itself from Iran” in an interview he did shortly before the arrival of Pope Leo XIV. He said the papal visit is a clear message from Leo to the people of the country: “I am

On his first apostolic journey as Successor of Peter, which began today with a flight from Rome to Ankara, Pope Leo XIV is venturing into a tangle of conflicts, the shedding of innocent blood, and anger destined to be passed down from generation to generation. This vortex, once again, finds its epicenter once again in the Holy Land, the land

The Armenian Apostolic Patriarch of Constantinople, Sahak II Marshalian, says Christian Churches need to find new ways "to think about and model a new pattern of ecumenism.”