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

Two men walk near the border with Gaza in southern Israel on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Credit: Ariel Schalit/AP.) Listen NEW YORK – As Israel and Hamas close-in on a ceasefire agreement, the Catholic ...

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 ...

An ancient Catholic lay order with members worldwide is leading a campaign to renovate and modernize dozens of schools in the Holy Land, an effort the group says is an important and concrete step ...

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 ...

Addressing the challenges in the Holy Land, Cardinal Pizzaballa highlighted the obstacles Christian families face in reaching their churches due to military checkpoints and repeated closures. Cardinal ...

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 ...

One of the visiting bishops, Bishop Paul Dempsey, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Dublin, said, “Our visit is pastoral in nature and seeks to offer confidence and reassurance to the Christian ...

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 ...