In the Holy Land, we should resist the temptation to confuse hope with a political solution to the conflict, which is nowhere in sight, except perhaps for the next generation. Indeed, these are two ...

As Israeli soldiers continue to occupy the Palestinian city of Jenin in the West Bank, Fr. Amer Jubran, parish priest of the ...

Paradoxically, the post-ceasefire period in Gaza has been even more difficult to endure for our columnist Marie-Armelle ...

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke 2:22-40 When the day came for them to be purified as laid down by the Law of Moses, the parents of ...

VATICAN: ‘In East Asia and in various parts of the world millions of families are celebrating the Lunar New Year today, an ...

The fifth mystery is depicted in art by the 19th-century British pre-Raphaelite painter, William Holman Hunt. Most people know him for his famous painting, “The Light of the World,” where Jesus stands ...

Nations have the right to protect their borders, broadly speaking. But this does not absolve the Christians within those ...

By Deacon Gary Stone FOR Australia Day 2025, coinciding with the Third Sunday of the Year, I was asked by the archdiocese to ...

Catholic leaders in the Holy Land expressed ... Several of the most significant sacred sites in the Holy Land, including the churches of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, the Annunciation in Nazareth, ...

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, mediators announced Wednesday, pausing a devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip and raising the possibility of winding down ...

Israel’s security cabinet launched the military offensive – which involved the Israeli military, police and Shin Bet security agency – to “eradicate terrorism in Jenin,” Prime Minister ...

Judea and Samaria are terms Israel uses for the occupied West Bank. The move into Jenin, where the Israeli army has carried out multiple raids and large-scale incursions over recent years ...