Jerusalem - The intention declared by the municipality of Jerusalem to impose municipal taxes on Church properties "contradicts the historical position between Churches and civil authorities over the centuries". This
Following is the midnight Christmas homily by Most Rev. Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, at the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem on December 24,
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Diocesan Offices and Parishes issued a statement signed by Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Most Rev. Pierebatista Pizzabala, containing new nominations/ appointments
BETHLEHEM – On March 14 -15, 2017, the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land met at Casa Nova in Bethlehem. At the heart of the discussions were the
Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The law the Israeli Parliament passed yesterday which "regulates" even retroactively houses and Israeli settlements built illegally on Palestinian territory illegally occupied by the army of
TABGHA – On Sunday, February 12, 2017, His Eminence Rainer Maria Cardinal Woelki, Archbishop of Cologne, presided over a Mass in the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and
BRITAIN – On February 9, 2017, Latin Patriarch Emeritus of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Fouad Twal was invited to participate in a debate about Religious Rights entitled “This House Believes Religious
NAZARETH – On February 9-10, 2017, the International Christian Committee in Israel (ICCI) and the Musalaha Association held a conference in Nazareth on “The situation of the Church in Israel.”
PRESS RELEASE – The Knesset passed a new law on Monday night, February 6, 2017, allowing the Israeli State to appropriate private Palestinian lands on which Israelis have built settlement
STATEMENT – H.E. Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, after consultation with the Bishops Council and the Consultative Council of the Latin Patriarchate, has today