Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

Middle East

Holy Land patriarchs call for rapid cease-fire as war’s one-year mark approaches

JERUSALEM (OSV News) — With the approaching one-year mark of the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, spurred by the Hamas attack on southern...

Judith SudilovskyAugust 31, 2024

National

Latin patriarch: Pray for peace in Holy Land, world on feast of the Assumption

(OSV News) — As the Israel-Hamas war edges toward the one-year mark, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem is calling on the faithful to pray...

Gina ChristianAugust 15, 2024

Opinion

OSV News Showcase | July 12, 2024

The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is entering its final days as the pilgrims approach Indianapolis for the National Eucharistic Congress which starts July 17. Next...

Megan MarleyJuly 12, 2024

Opinion

OSV News Showcase | March 29, 2024

Did you know that the crown of thorns from Jesus’ passion still exists today? It is one of the most precious relics in the...

Megan MarleyMarch 29, 2024

Middle East

‘We are not alone, abandoned or afraid,’ says patriarch of Jerusalem on Palm Sunday

JERUSALEM (OSV News) — When Christians gathered in Jerusalem to remember Jesus’ entry into the city, it was one of a few joyful moments...

Paulina GuzikMarch 26, 2024

Middle East

‘Return to Holy Land!’ bishop says, urging pilgrims to visit West Bank, support Christians

(OSV News) — A bishop in Jerusalem has appealed for Christians to start returning to the Holy Land on pilgrimage, insisting they should visit...

Michael KellyMarch 25, 2024

Palestinians attend to a child who was a casualty of an Israeli airstrike on a house in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 24, 2023. (OSV News photo/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, Reuters)

World

Initiative urges pope to write encyclical on nonviolence; patriarch cites ‘horrors’ of war

ROME (OSV News) — Amid wars around the world, particularly in Ukraine and the Holy Land, the Catholic Church needs to speak out on...

Junno Arocho EstevesOctober 25, 2023

Smoke rises following Israeli strikes in Gaza, Oct. 7, 2023. The strikes were in retaliation after Hamas breached Israeli security along the Gaza border at dawn and entered border communities amidst a barrage of over 2,000 rockets that reached into Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv. (OSV News photo/Mohammed Salem, Reuters)

World

Jerusalem church leaders call for peace following deadly Hamas attack

JERUSALEM (OSV News) — Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem united in a call for peace and justice amid unfolding violence, following...

Judith SudilovskyOctober 8, 2023

A rocket is fired from Gaza toward Israel, in Gaza, Oct. 7, 2023. Hamas militants breached Israeli security along the Gaza border and sent a barrage of over 2,000 rockets that reached into Jerusalem and Tel Aviv areas, resulting in dozens dead and hundreds injured. (OSV News photo/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, Reuters)

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