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Pope Leo XIV's New Representative in the Holy Land Begins his Ministry with Formal Entry into the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre

BREAKING Catholic Patriarchate Condemns the "brutal and heinous attack" on a French Nun in Jerusalem saying Attacks are a "recurring pattern"

Catholic Nun from France Assaulted by an Israeli Settler in Jerusalem

Cardinal Pizzaballa Warns of the Idolatry of War saying the Holy Land Needs Healing and is the "place where faiths are at home" in New Letter

BREAKING Cardinal Pizzaballa on Access Holy Sites - Certain "rights" are "non-negotiable" and Laments Israel's Death Penalty Decision

Cardinal Pizzaballa Confirms Traditional Holy Land Palm Sunday Procession Canceled Due to War and Calls All to Prayer

13 Bishops from Europe and America Launch Appeal to End Suffering in the Holy Land - Communique of the Holy Land Co-ordination

Cardinal Pizzaballa Hopes for Peaceful Solution in Iran and Reveals Bombing Continues in Gaza with People Dying

Cardinal Pizzaballa says "The light of Bethlehem...spreads from heart to heart, through humble gestures, reconciled words, daily choices of peace" in Powerful Christmas Homily from Bethlehem

Holy Land Patriarch Cardinal Pizzaballa says "the possible end of this horrible war...will finally mark a new beginning for everyone—not only Israelis and Palestinians, but also the whole world"

Annual Pilgrimage of Churches in the Holy Land with Thousands to the Site of Jesus' Baptism in the Jordan with Prayers for Peace - VIDEO

3 Magi Arrive at Bethlehem for the Solemn Epiphany Mass in a Spirit of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land - VIDEO

Holy Land Mass with the Patriarch "We cannot live and speak of peace if our hearts are not turned to God, if our lives are not truly inhabited by his presence, if we do not feel the need to ask, day after day, for his forgiveness." FULL TEXT

Patriarch at Mass in Bethlehem Prays for Gazans at Christmas "If we want it to be Christmas, even in times of war, we all need to increase our actions that speak of brotherhood, peace, acceptance, forgiveness, and reconciliation..." FULL TEXT