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Patriarch Theophilos III, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, center left, performs the Washing of the Feet ceremony, at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, after restrictions were lifted following a ceasefire reached between Iran, Israel and the United States, in Jerusalem's Old City, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

Israel lifts restrictions at holy sites in Jerusalem after fragile ceasefire announced

Apr 10
Sam Mednick,
Associated Press

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, holds a prayer service to mark Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (Credit: Ammar Awad/Pool Photo via AP.)

Israeli police say new framework aims to ‘enable freedom of worship’ in Jerusalem

Mar 30
Melanie Lidman,
Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa at the Vatican on April 24, 2025. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Catholic cardinal refused entry to Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

Mar 29
Crux Now Staff

A locked door and empty stairs leading to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, closed to visitors amid heightened security during the war with Iran, Friday, March 27, 2026. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

Jerusalem heads into a subdued Passover and Easter under the shadow of the Iran war

Mar 29
Melanie Lidman,
Associated Press

The Old City of Jerusalem in the Holy Land. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Cardinal Pizzaballa says ongoing Middle East conflict stopping regular celebration of Holy Week in Jerusalem

Mar 23
Crux Now Staff

A view of a building damaged in an Israeli airstrike, in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Monday, March 16, 2026. (Credit: Bilal Hussein/AP.)

Israel steps up campaign in Lebanon; Iran hits near Church of the Holy Sepulcher

Mar 17
Bassem Mroue,
Jamey Keaten, Samy Magdy

The Jerusalem Regional Archaeologist for the Israel Antiquities Authority, Dr. Amit Re'im, walks in a section of an excavation site where, according to the institution, a city wall from the Hasmonean period, dating to the late 2nd century BCE, was uncovered under the Tower of David Citadel Museum, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (Credit: Leo Correa/AP.)

Archaeologists uncover intact section of ancient Jerusalem wall from Hanukkah era

Dec 10, 2025
Melanie Lidman,
Associated Press

Leo XIV hopes to mark 2033 Jubilee of Resurrection in Jerusalem

Nov 29, 2025
Crux Now Staff

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, celebrates Holy Thursday Mass in Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, March 28, 2024. (Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.)

Holy Land Patriarchs call for an ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Easter message

Mar 29, 2024
Charles Collins

Church leaders in Holy Land condemn ‘wanton attack’ in Gaza

Mar 2, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

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Pope Leo XIV heads to Catholic shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade

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Nicole Winfield,
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Pope Leo XIV challenges Angola’s leaders while delivering a message of encouragement for its people

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