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BREAKING News Catholic Bishops of Scotland Welcome Government Ban on Imports in Response to Illegal Israeli Settlements in the West Bank

Pope Leo XIV says “At the heart of societies marked by conflict and division, may your communities show that it is possible to live, serve, and hope together” to Bishops of the Holy Land and Arab Regions

BREAKING News Catholic Cardinal Joins Priests from 7 Countries Expanding Global Network of Priests Against Genocide in Gaza and the West Bank

BREAKING News Israel Court Acquits Settler who Assaulted a Catholic Nun from France in Jerusalem - on the Grounds of Mental Illness

BREAKING News Ecumenical Appeal to International Governments and Churches for Gaza and the West Bank Urging Protection of Life and Humanitarian Aid

BREAKING Pope Leo XIV Meets with Lebanon's President Aoun Concerning the Middle East Peace Plan as Danger for Christians Continues

U.K. Bishop Alarmed by Israeli Army Closure of Christian Village in the West Bank and Urges Governments to Defend Palestinians from "grave human rights abuses"

BREAKING Cardinal Pizzaballa Visits Taybeh, in the West Bank, in Solidarity with Christians Facing Persecution from Israeli Settler Violence

BREAKING Pope Leo XIV's Urgent Plea to "end to the ongoing violence" Against Palestinians to "the international community to work" for a "two-state solution...and lasting peace"

BREAKING News Outcry as Israel Closes the Last Christian Village in the West Bank - Vatican Releases Urgent Appeal from Taybeh Priest Amid Israeli Settlers' Attacks and Military Blockade

Vatican Releases Report on Gaza's Continuing Suffering as Israeli Attacks Cause 1,254 Deaths Including 300 Children in 300 Days after the Ceasefire

US Bishops Call "for intense prayers" for Success of Peace Plan Between Hamas and Israel to Alleviate Sufferings of Gazans - USCCB

Attacks on Gaza by Israel Continue as the Death Toll Rises to 73,341 with Hospital Hit - Priest Raises Alarm for Urgent International Action as it is "beyond disastrous"

BREAKING Gaza Rejoices as the Catholic and Orthodox Patriarchs of Jerusalem Visit and Open a New Medical Center and Kindergarten

France's President Emmanuel Macron Awards Cardinal Pizzaballa for Promoting Peace in the Holy Land - Urging Tolerance and Interreligious Dialogue

BREAKING Ecumenical Church Group and Bishop Call on the US Government for Release of 4 Women Arrested in the West Bank by Israeli Forces

BREAKING Catholic Melkite Greek Bishops Appeal to World Leaders to Stop Israeli Forces' Demolition of Southern Lebanon

Holy Savior Christian School Destroyed and Catholic Convent Damaged by IDF in Lebanon

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