Holy Land patriarch welcomes announcement of initial peace deal ‘with joy’ as ‘first step’
byBy Judith Sudilovsky , OSV News JERUSALEM (OSV News) — The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem welcomed “with joy” the announcement of an initial agreement…
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa
Christ is not absent from Gaza, but crucified in the wounded, patriarchs say after visit
byBy Judith Sudilovsky, OSV News JERUSALEM — Amid the destruction witnessed during their July 18–20 pastoral visit to Gaza, following the Israeli shelling of…
Patriarch’s visit hailed ‘a miracle,’ while parishioners in Gaza feel horror, desperation
byBy Judith Sudilovsky, OSV News JERUSALEM — Parishioners of Gaza’s Holy Family Church are feeling “horror” and almost a sense of “desperation” after an…
Israeli PM calls pope, who urged the leader to start negotiations, ceasefire
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu telephoned Pope Leo XIV, who urged Israel’s leader to revive…
As President Trump returns from Middle East with massive arm deals, patriarch says ‘no’ to weapons
byBy Dale Gavlak, OSV News AMMAN, Jordan — As U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Gulf Arab countries, ending May 16, brought “the largest…