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 ...

The Church of the Holy Sepulcher remains a place of continuous prayer despite restricted access to the faithful, according to ...

BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK – The escalating conflict between Israel and the Palestinian territories often brings focus on the tensions between Judaism and Islam, the two majority religions in the region.

Catholic pilgrims visiting the Holy Land have been stranded in Israel and the West Bank after the rapid escalation of hostilities between the U.S., Israel and Iran triggered widespread airspace ...

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 ...

The Holy Land's sacred sites overflow with tourists in normal times, but with war in Gaza, most airlines have canceled flights to the region. The streets of the Old City of Jerusalem are deserted with ...

This is not the first time the Israeli embassy to the Holy See, led by outgoing ambassador Raphael Schutz, has criticized Catholic leaders’ statements on the war. SOUTHERN ISRAEL, ISRAEL: An Israeli ...

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 ...

In a decision carrying both spiritual and humanitarian significance, Pope Leo XIV on June 24 approved the election of Father Francesco Ielpo, a member of the Order of Friars Minor, as the new custos ...

Few issues today are as polarizing as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — and few provoke such strong and immediate opinions. From political debates to social-media discussions, positions are often ...

As retaliatory strikes from Iran, as well as from Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, continued, people in the Holy Land — ...

Treasures from the Terra Sancta Museum, Jerusalem," on view through June 28 at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth. (Joseph ...