Many Christians of the Holy Land rejoiced at the election of Pope Leo XIV as the successor to Saint Peter. Many of us hope ...

In December 2024, a Bethlehem Nativity scene swaddled the Infant Jesus in a black-and-white keffiyeh, now chic among Western activists cheering Hamas. Jews wondered how anti-Israel agitprop had ...

Tour operators are seeing an uptick in interest and bookings for pilgrimages, after a fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war ... we read about in the Bible: Bethlehem, Nazareth, Jerusalem ...

The Following is some of violations highlighted and documented by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR): The IOF and settlers’ attacks during the reporting period in the West Bank have ...

Of the small handful of papal contenders, an even smaller subset tends flocks in countries at war. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, ...

When Pierbattista Pizzaballa was created a cardinal by Pope Francis in September 2023, his jurisdiction - the Holy Land - was ...

Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call.

Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025. Many world leaders are expected to attend his funeral in Vatican City, including ...

The Gaza Health Ministry’s daily casualty figures are based on the number of dead and wounded Palestinians bro ...

From Bergamo, 60-year-old Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa brings the “Mother Church” back among the electors of a Pope for ...

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be an official period of mourning, pointing to steps taken in Spain, Cuba and ...