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Theresa Civantos Barber

Missed the Holy Land collection? Here’s how to give

Daniel Esparza

An Easter appeal from Christ’s land: Afflicted not crushed

Daniel Esparza

Cardinal: Holy Week access secured in Jerusalem

Kathleen N. Hattrup

Cardinal, custos prevented from celebrating Mass by Israeli police

Daniel Esparza

Lebanon in the Bible: How war affects where Jesus was

Cardinal Pizzaballa in Gaza with Fr. Romanelli (in the left foreground, pointing at the cardinal)

Daniel Esparza

At spot of Annunciation on the feast day, air raid sirens pause liturgy

Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Daniel Esparza

Church of Holy Sepulchre closed amid war

Tel-Aviv, Israël

Daniel Esparza

What it’s like to be a Christian in the Holy Land right now

I.Media

Priest among those killed in Israeli bombing of Lebanon

Kathleen N. Hattrup

US bishops call for “every effort to prevent further escalation”

Palestinians carry flour and food aid they received at the Zikim crossing in the central Gaza Strip, August 8, 2025

Daniel Esparza

Holy See declines Trump’s Peace Council

Christmas in Bethlehem, at the Church of the Nativity

Christine Rousselle

Bishops describe “extremist settlers” targeting Palestinian Christians

Pizzaballa and Theophilos III

Christine Rousselle

Christian Zionism is a “damaging ideology,” says statement from church heads

Daniel Esparza

West Bank sees sharp rise in settler attacks

Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Christine Rousselle

Cardinal Pizzaballa encourages Holy Land pilgrims to return

Caritas znak

Christine Rousselle

Caritas Jerusalem among aid groups banned from Gaza

Ancient ruins - Mikvehs (ritual baths) near the entrance to the Second Temple in Jerusalem.

Daniel Esparza

Second Temple ritual bath unearthed under Western Wall

Le-president-israelien-Isaac-Herzog-shutterstock

I.Media

Leo XIV talks antisemitism, aid to Holy Land with Israel president

Christmas tree in Bethlehem

Christine Rousselle

Christmas trees return to Bethlehem

popemobile being blessed

Christine Rousselle

Popemobile-turned-health clinic finally opens in Holy Land

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A baptism, a new muse, and 500,000 watching

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The surprising story of how St. Augustine became an Algerian icon

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Is there a certain Divine Mercy image that is best?

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Why Eastern Catholics do not kneel during the Easter season

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