Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa spoke with reporters hours after his wartime visit to Gaza, where he witnessed scenes of ...

Cardinal Pizzaballa will make his solemn entry into Bethlehem, in the West Bank, where he will celebrate Christmas Eve Mass.

The press conference was not only a chance for the Latin patriarch to share an annual Christmas message but also an ...

20 years after the Indian Ocean tsunami, a boy found in the mud embraces being known as 'Baby 81' ...

(photo: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem / Courtesy ) Kristina Millare/CNA Vatican December 17, 2024 Pope Francis on Dec. 17 appointed Father Iyad Twal as auxiliary bishop of the patriarchal ...

Palestinian scouts stage a silent march in the street near the Church of the Nativity as Christians prepared to mark its ...

(credit: SETH J. FRANTZMAN) Father Ibrahim Faltas, from the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, recalled celebrating Christmas in Bethlehem for 30 years. This year, he said, is the saddest he has ...

Protests erupted in Christian neighborhoods of the Syrian capital Damascus after a Christmas tree was set on fire in another ...

Days before Christmas last year, an Israeli military sniper shot and killed two women inside the Holy Family Parish, according to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. This Christmas, the Catholic ...