The Custos of the Holy Land also conveyed a message of hope to the people of Bethlehem as he presided ... Church of Saint Catherine near the Basilica of the Nativity. For many of the residents ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, celebrated Mass in the Basilica of the Annunciation at the inauguration of the Jubilee Year in the Holy Land on Dec. 29, 2024. At the ...

The street’s name also piqued my interest. Sometime later I located the street just off Nativity Square, the hub of Bethlehem ...

Our commitment this Christmas is to rebuild our trust and renew our hope for life here in Bethlehem and throughout Palestine, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pilgrims lined up early Wednesday to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s ...

Pope Francis prayed that the Jubilee Year may become “a season of hope” and reconciliation in a world at war and suffering ...

Christians gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday to mark a solemn Christmas ...

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(AP Photo/Jon Super) Swiss Guards march in front of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican ... Mass at the Church of the ...

My King and my God”, the true meaning of Christmas In many places, the Christ of Christmas is paradoxically buried under ...

Christmas, the traditional Christian holiday that commemorates the birth of Jesus, is being celebrated by people around the ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Celebrating Christmas Mass after opening the Jubilee Year 2025, Pope Francis said the birth of Jesus ...