Amid the turmoil of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Father Francesco Patton, the custos of the Holy Land, has a unique ...

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.

It’s hard to be an Israeli today. Perhaps it’s because Israel is being militarily attacked on many fronts, while Western countries have turned their backs on it. Israel is a member of the OECD country ...

Palestinianism seeks to strip justice and authenticity from Israel’s very existence and to upend its alliance with the ...

Christmas marked by uncertainty as war leaves shop empty In the birthplace of hope, Shibly Kando's Christmas is marked by ...

By Rockhampton Bishop Michael McCarthy MY mind goes back to this time, two years ago when I visited the Holy Lands. The ...

We can’t manage all the time with the increasing numbers of requests.” Askarieh lamented the decline in Bethlehem’s Christian ...

While glittering Christmas decorations adorn malls and mansions across the Western world, a stark contrast emerges in ...

Bethlehem is marking another somber Christmas Eve under the shadow of war in Gaza. Manger Square lacked its usual festive ...

The pontiff's condemnation of atrocities in Gaza reveals an increasing anger over Israel's actions in the holy land ...

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year ...

Christians gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday to mark a solemn Christmas ...