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.
Jerusalem
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Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Franciscan Custos Father Francesco Ielpo gave an annual pre-Easter press conference on March 31.
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The Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem issued an Easter message calling the Iran war an “expanding wreckage” and its timing a “deep darkness.”
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Custody of the Holy Land: Prayer continues at Holy Sepulchre amid ‘time of trial,’ restricted access
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher remains a place of continuous prayer despite restricted access to the faithful, according to a statement released by the Custody of the Holy Land.
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(OSV News) — Israeli authorities closed Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher as part of wider closures for security concerns, beginning Feb. 28, when Israel and the United States launched attacks …
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“People ask me what my (political) position is. … I say I’m neither pro-Israel nor pro-Palestine. I’m pro-human because in the end, we are all human beings.”
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“We pray for the whole world to live in peace and love. It is very much needed. It has been very sad these past five years. What can we do? …
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“I’m just very careful. We have to be realistic because we’ve learned that this country is never going to have a good, steady, peaceful time.”
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(OSV News) — Since 2022, there has been a steady flow of harrowing images and videos of killings, war and destruction from the Holy Land, beginning with the Oct. 7, …
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Those who espouse Christian Zionism “wound the unity of the faithful and burden the pastoral mission entrusted to the historic churches” in the Holy Land.
