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A special prayer for peace in the Holy Land on the feast of the Assumption of Mary

August 14, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem. / Credit: Marinella Bandini

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 14, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).
In a letter to his brothers and sisters in Christ, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of… […]

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The Holy Land may turn into a museum or an architectural remembrance, archbishop warns

March 29, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

The custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton, walks through empty Bethlehem streets during the solemn entrance to the Basilica of the Nativity on Jan. 6, 2024. / Credit: Marinella Bandini

ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 29, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA)…. […]

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Living the religious life in the Holy Land: Two Americans share their stories

February 2, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Father Peter Vasko, OFM, and Sister Naomi Zimmermann, FSE. / Credit: Marinella Bandini; photo courtesy of Sister Naomi Zimmermann, FSE

Jerusalem, Feb 2, 2024 / 12:22 pm (CNA).
On the day when the Church celebrates the World Day for Consecrated … […]

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Abbey in the Holy Land brings Christian students from different denominations together

January 26, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Students of the Studienjahr during a lesson at Beit Josef, the headquarters of the program, within the compound of the Benedictine Abbey of the Dormition in Jerusalem. The Studienjahr program (launched in 1973) is an annual program of ecumenical… […]

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‘Ecumenical catechism’ for public schools in Holy Land a sign of Christian unity

January 24, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Rafiq Khoury at the beginning of the 2024 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity shows the first three volumes of the "ecumenical catechism" that was adopted in 2000 by public schools of the Palestinian Authority as a textbook for C… […]

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Cardinal Filoni warns that Christians in the Holy Land are feeling the dearth of pilgrims

January 8, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem. / Credit: Eduardo Berdejo/ACI Prensa

ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 8, 2024 / 16:50 pm (CNA).
The grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, concluded on Jan. 3 a five-day… […]

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The Church in the Holy Land rings in the new year with pleas for peace

January 1, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, spoke about the "courage" and the "madness" of working for peace during his homily during the Mass of the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God, on… […]

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Catholics in the Holy Land gather at prayer vigil to prepare for Christmas

December 23, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

A moment at the vigil in preparation for Christmas, held on Dec. 22 at the Church of St Saviour in Jerusalem. / Credit: Marinella Bandini

Jerusalem, Dec 23, 2023 / 09:42 am (CNA).
Christians in Jerusalem began the weekend before Christmas with… […]

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Pope Francis condemns reported Israeli sniper attack on Gaza Catholic church

December 17, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims during his Angelus address on Dec. 17, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Dec 17, 2023 / 11:20 am (CNA).
In the latest sign of escalating strain between the Holy See and Israel over the mounting civilian… […]

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Custos of Holy Land discusses the vocation of Christians in the region today

December 17, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Father Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land, presides over the solemn Mass for the 1st Sunday of Advent, on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2023. / Credit: Marinella Bandini

Jerusalem, Dec 17, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA).
A few days before Father Francesco Patt… […]

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