Catholic bishops from around the world have issued a communiqué calling for a return to "meaningful negotiations" towards a ...

The custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton, lights the first candle of the Advent wreath at the site of the manger inside the Nativity Grotto on Nov. 30, 2024, during the first vespers of ...

Catholic bishops from episcopal conferences worldwide are visiting the Holy Land in and around Jerusalem until this Wednesday ...

The Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem condemned Christian Zionism as a threat to the Christian presence in ...

Joseph Hazboun, regional director of Catholic Near East Welfare Association-Pontifical Mission in Jerusalem, Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly of the Knights of Columbus, Michael La Civita, director of ...

JERUSALEM — Hope, the theme chosen by Pope Francis for Jubilee 2025, is in short supply in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza right now, but is needed more than ever, local Catholic leaders say. While few ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — As talks got underway Monday to end the war in Gaza, the top Catholic leader in the Holy Land called on Christians in the region to be a bridge and help restore trust between Israelis ...

The entry of the jubilee cross into the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth on Dec. 29 marked the opening of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope in the Holy Land. The event, celebrated on the feast of ...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The top Catholic leader in the Holy Land visited the Gaza Strip’s only Catholic church on Friday to share a message of Christmas hope and support as conditions in the ...