Firestorm on Twitter in Spain after trending topic calls for burning priests
- Nov 25, 2020
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Palestinians may limit Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem
- Nov 23, 2020
The Palestinian Health Ministry has recommended strict limits on Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem this year due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Pope Francis names Archbishop Pizzaballa as Latin patriarch of Jerusalem
- Oct 26, 2020
Pope Francis appointed Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa as the 10th Latin patriarch of Jerusalem since the restoration of the patriarchate in 1847.
New study says literacy widespread among ancient Israelites
- Sep 24, 2020
A new study says the rates of literacy among ancient Israelites might be far higher than previously suspected.
Knights of Holy Sepulchre give $3.5 million in emergency aid to Holy Land
- Sep 19, 2020
As members of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem around the world were experiencing their own COVID-19 lockdowns, they contributed some $3.5 million to a special fund to support the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, especially its schools and charitable outreach.
U.S. evangelicals get Israeli visas; Catholics want equal treatment
- Sep 15, 2020
Catholic leaders in the Holy Land expressed astonishment that a large group of evangelical Christians from the U.S. received visas to come to Israel to help with the grape harvest in West Bank settlements, while Catholic institutions have not been able to obtain Israeli visas for their volunteers and staff members because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Virtual pilgrimage, concrete donation: Holy Land Catholics ask for help
- Sep 9, 2020
Franciscan Father Francesco Patton, custos of the Holy Land, asked Catholics around the world to make a virtual pilgrimage to the Holy Land and make a real donation to support the church in the region.
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