Pope takes 12 Syrian refugees with him on plane back to Rome
Pope Francis took three Syrian families and their six children back with him on the plane to Italy when he left the Greek island of Lesbos after his 6-hour visit
Tears as Pope Francis met Muslim widower of martyred Syrian Christian
One of the refugees Pope Francis met on Lesbos was the Muslim widower of a Syrian Christian woman killed for her faith, reports the Associated Press.The women was killed by extremists
Pax Christi works for peace and reconciliation in Israel, Palestine
Fr. Paul Lansu from Pax Christi International is a participant in the Holy Land Coordination pilgrimage taking place in Israel and Jordan this week.The pilgrimage is an opportunity for Catholic
The Global Agreement Holy See-Palestine goes into effect
Palestine – This historical bilateral agreement concerns the presence and activity of the Catholic Church in Palestine. It went into effect on Saturday January 2nd, 2016.This agreement, which consists of
Pope Francis makes surprise visit to birthplace of the Nativity scene
Vatican City, Jan 4, 2016 - Pope Francis made a surprise visit Monday to the Italian hill town of Greccio where, centuries earlier, St. Francis created the first nativity scene.The Jan.
Palestinian president welcomes Pope Francis’ endorsement of bilateral agreement
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received in Ramallah, on Wednesday October 4, Apostolic Nuncio to Jerusalem and Palestine Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto who presented to him Pope Francis’ ratification of the bilateral
50 years since Nostra Aetate: what sort of interreligious dialogue for the Holy Land?
HE HOLY LAND – Fifty years ago, on October 28, 1965, His Holiness Pope Paul VI proclaimed Nostra Aetate, a historical declaration adopted by the Second Vatican Council.It is the
Pope Francis pleas for an end to wave of Holy Land violence
Francis says courage must be shown to end rising violence between Palestinians and IsraelisThere is a need for great courage and strength in order to reject hatred and to carry
Iraqi Christians denied asylum in US, facing looming expulsion
Nearly two dozen Iraqi Christians who fled ISIS and crossed into the U.S. from Mexico seeking religious asylum have been denied protection and could be booted from American soil within
Treatise on Humane Politics: Highlighting Pope Francis’ Statements in the United States
At a time when there is much antagonism, polarization, pain, and inequity in the world, at a time when socially responsible leadership at all levels of society is lacking and