Holy Land

Pope Leo spoke to members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See in the Vatican Apostolic Palace Jan. 9.

Now “is clearly the time to embark upon the very long pathway of healing and reconciliation that is so profoundly needed between Palestinians and Israelis.”

Christian leaders in the Holy Land are pushing back against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Sept. 26 speech at the United Nations

At a major peace summit in Poland, church leaders from around the globe urged Christians to be bold in building peace amid wars in Ukraine, the Holy Land, Africa and …

“The emotion I felt when I heard the sound revealing itself after 800 years of silence was like … opening the tomb of a pharaoh.”

“The Gospel compels us to witness, to stand in solidarity with all those who suffer at the hands of terror, war and famine.”

Cardinal Aveline said the French bishops heard “sadness, a lot of desolation, a lot of worry, a lot of anguish” from people they met during their visit.

The images coming out of the besieged Gaza Strip urge us to exclaim in the loudest possible voice: Enough!

During a solidarity visit to the West Bank village of Taybeh on July 14, church leaders called on Israeli authorities to hold extremist settlers accountable for escalating attacks.

“The internationality, the encounters and the dialogue with people of other religions and cultures have profoundly changed me.”