“The implications of a Holy Land without a mediating Christian community is dire,” the Franciscan leaders told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a letter.
Middle East
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Cardinal Pizzaballa prays in the cave where Jesus stopped with his mother
by Dale Gavlakby Dale GavlakThe Church of Our Lady of the Mount commemorating the Virgin Mary is located next to a Catholic school that aids orphans and disabled children.
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JERUSALEM (OSV News) — There has been a sharp rise in reported harassment against Christians in Israel, according to new data presented June 4 by the Religious Freedom Data Center. …
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(OSV News) — The celebration of Corpus Christi in the land where Jesus lived, died and rose from the dead serves as a reminder that the gift of life does not …
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“Christians stay and live in a kind of constant siege,” with many refusing to leave because they fear departure would mean permanent exile.
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JERUSALEM (OSV News) — Holding placards calling for “justice,” “trust” and “peace,” religious leaders led hundreds of peace activists, Jews, Muslims, Christians and Druze in a march in Jerusalem May 18, …
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The incident, which occurred several weeks ago in the predominantly Christian village of Debel, was treated “with great severity,” an IDF spokesperson said.
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“The incident will be investigated, and command measures will be taken against the soldier in accordance with the findings.”
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“In whose name and for what motivation can sacred places be destroyed and outraged, human beings offended and humiliated, religious signs and symbols trampled upon?”
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In the late afternoon, the nun “felt someone come up behind her and throw her with full force onto a rock,” according to one news report.
