Jerusalem

“Today we inaugurate a historical wooden structure that is far more than an artistic masterpiece,” Archbishop Yakoub said.

Pope Leo XIV, speaking to Christian leaders in Turkey, said he hoped they could meet in Jerusalem in 2033 to celebrate together the 2,000th anniversary of the death and resurrection …

Amid a sea of destruction, bringing in the materials that the strip requires without limitations” is crucial, said Joseph Hazboun of CNEWAPontifical Mission.

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

JERUSALEM (OSV News) — Parishioners of Gaza’s Holy Family Church are feeling “horror” and almost a sense of “desperation” after an Israeli tank shell struck the church, killing three elderly people …

One of the biggest personal losses for her was not being able to continue with the women peacemakers course, which sorely needs to be studied at the moment.

(OSV News) — Canada’s Catholic bishops are reminding faithful of “the urgent need to pray for peace” as tensions in the Middle East rise following an exchange of strikes between Israel …

Two religious communities near Jerusalem have launched fundraising efforts to repair their properties damaged by wildfires.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (OSV News) — The pews of the St. Catherine Church in Bethlehem were full and it was standing room only, as parishioners dressed in colorful Easter finery filled …

NEW YORK (OSV News) – Beginning with its 2017 pilot episode and a first full season that kicked off in 2019, showrunner Dallas Jenkins’ Gospel-based TV series “The Chosen” has …