Holy Land

  • February 28, 2023

Dialogue, not revenge, must prevail in the Holy Land, pope says

Rather than foment hate and seek revenge, Palestinians and Israelis need to engage in dialogue in the pursuit...
  • January 31, 2023

Pope Francis condemns ‘spiral of death’ in the Holy Land

The "spiral of death" that has materialized in the Holy Land in recent days threatens the little remaining...
  • December 27, 2022

Christian leaders in Holy Land: Refugees suffer like Holy Family did

Comparing the suffering Jesus and the Holy Family endured to the way many people and refugees are suffering...
  • May 17, 2022

Israeli police attack pallbearers at Palestinian journalist’s funeral

Israeli riot-control police attacked mourners and pallbearers as thousands came to pay their respects at the May 13...
  • January 18, 2022

Pope: Communication must build communion, fraternity

In a time when social networks can tend to divide people, Christian media must instead work to unite...
  • December 9, 2021

Restoration at Church of the Nativity shows what cooperation can do

When restoration on the Church of the Nativity's wooden beams and leaking roof began in 2013 with the...
  • November 4, 2021

Christian, Muslim leaders launch appeal to protect places of worship

Spearheaded by Jordan's Prince El Hassan Bin Talal, a group of Arab and international scholars, thinkers and religious...
  • September 2, 2021

‘This is your heritage’: Jerusalem museum works to engage diverse groups

When 15-year-old Ahmad Mutaseb visited the Terra Sancta Museum in the Old City, was the first time he...
  • June 3, 2021

Pope names new envoy to Israel, Palestine

Pope Francis named Archbishop Adolfo Yllana to be apostolic nuncio to Israel and to Cyprus and apostolic delegate...
  • May 21, 2021

Franciscan leaders urge ‘boldness’ by U.S. to end violence in Holy Land

The Franciscan order's six U.S. provincials told President Joe Biden in a joint letter May 19 that "now...