As Callista Gingrich departs, she's the new "COAT" in US/Vatican ties
- Jan 16, 2021
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With land mines gone, Mass to be celebrated at West Bank baptismal site
- Jan 5, 2021
For the first time in 54 years, a Mass will be celebrated Jan. 10, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, at St. John the Baptist Chapel on the banks of the Jordan River.
Jewish ritual bath dating to time of Jesus found in Garden of Gethsemane
- Dec 23, 2020
A ritual bath dating to the time of Jesus has been uncovered on the Mount of Olives at the site tradition says is the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus experienced the Agony in the Garden before his arrest, trial, and crucifixion.
Bethlehem at Christmas: Unemployment can mean choosing food or medicine
- Dec 5, 2020
As the Christmas approaches, Franciscan Father Rami Asakrieh of St. Catherine Parish said he has been overwhelmed with requests for help — people have been out of work and with no income for almost nine months.
Israeli police arrest man for throwing firebomb inside Catholic church
- Dec 4, 2020
Israeli police arrested a Jewish man after he allegedly threw a firebomb inside the Basilica of All Nations at Gethsemane Church on the Mount of Olives Dec. 4.
New patriarch of Jerusalem says he must listen a lot, pray a lot
- Dec 2, 2020
When Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa makes his first entrance into the Church of the Holy Sepulcher as patriarch, he will continue the balancing act of representing everyone in the Holy Land.
Pandemic leads multicultural parish in Israel to unite in faith
- Nov 10, 2020
On the Friday before All Saints’ Day, some of Arabic members of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Jaffa drove to the parish cemetery to celebrate Mass in a recently donated open-air chapel.
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