1+ hour, 43+ min ago  (356+ words) KAWNAT HAJU | KAWNAT HAJU People gather in front of a building targeted by an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre on March 11, 2026. Catholic leaders in the Holy Land have issued a strong statement condemning the desecration…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (535+ words) Courtesy of Hunter Bratton Many who have been to the Holy Land share a similar take-away: For Hunter Bratton, visiting the Sea of Galilee "contextualized the Gospel stories that took place there." Reading those passages later, "you have a much…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (362+ words) IBRAHIM AMRO | IBRAHIM AMRO On Palm Sunday, Pope Leo said in his homily that God "does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war." Since the start of the US-Iran conflict, the Pope has repeatedly called for peace…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (265+ words) TIZIANA FABI | TIZIANA FABI The cardinal does not deny that power has always shaped international relations. What he says troubles him is the growing resignation to it. War, he notes, is increasingly presented as a necessary solution, almost inevitable, while…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (10+ words) Pope on ceasefire urges backing diplomatic work with prayer'aleteia. org...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (401+ words) Iranian workers cleans at the site of Israeli-American strikes that according to local media reports destroyed the Rafi-Nia Synagogue and nearby residential buildings in Tehran, on April 7 2026 Leaving his residence at Castel Gandolfo on April 7, 2026, Pope Leo XIV delivered a…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago  (445+ words) Julius Bramanto | Shutterstock A century ago, 1 in 10 people living in the Holy Land were Christians. Today, they're barely 1 in 50. It is vitally important to all Christians around the world that there remains a Christian presence in the Holy Land " but…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (393+ words) Christian leaders in Jerusalem issued a solemn Easter message for 2026, warning that escalating violence in the Holy Land and across the Middle East has brought widespread suffering and instability, while calling for renewed faith and urgent international action. In their…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (492+ words) Tehran (Iran), March 3, 2026. The archbishop responsible for Catholic ministry to U. S. service members has publicly questioned whether an American war with Iran could meet the moral standards of Catholic teaching, pointing instead to diplomacy. Speaking April 2 on CBS News" Face the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (421+ words) GIL COHEN-MAGEN | AFP Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa celebrated the Holy Thursday Mass inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre behind closed doors, as tensions linked to ongoing conflict continue to affect daily life in the city. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem…...