Israel to allow Church leaders to celebrate Holy Week, Easter at holy sites, Latin patriarchate says
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves , OSV News (OSV News) — The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said an agreement has been reached with Israeli authorities…
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On first Palm Sunday, Pope Leo says Jesus cries out from the cross against war
byBy Courtney Mares , OSV News VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — In his first Palm Sunday homily, Pope Leo XIV proclaimed that Jesus, the…
Jerusalem patriarchate cancels Palm Sunday procession, postpones chrism Mass amid war
byJERUSALEM (OSV News) — The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said wartime restrictions have forced the cancellation or postponement of key Holy Week observances, urging…
Life must be defended in a world wounded by warfare, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz , Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The sanctity of life, from conception to its natural end, must be defended,…
Eastern Catholic bishops issue ‘cry for peace and justice’ as global conflicts rage
byBy Gina Christian , OSV News (OSV News) — The bishops of the Eastern Catholic Churches in the U.S. have issued “a cry for…
Pope Leo calls for ceasefire in Middle East, special prayers for Lebanon
byBy Carol Glatz , Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Marking the two weeks since the U.S. and Israel launched their first attacks…
US-Israeli war on Iran is failing the Church’s just war test, bishops warn
byBy Gina Christian , OSV News (OSV News) — Since the start of the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran, some U.S. Catholic bishops…
Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest killed by Israeli tank fire in southern Lebanon
byBy Dale Gavlak , OSV News (OSV News) — A Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest has been killed in southern Lebanon when an Israeli artillery…
As violence spreads in the Middle East, Archbishop Fabre asks the faithful to join him in prayers for peace
byRecord Staff Report and OSV News From Pope Leo XIV to bishops around the world, religious leaders are appealing for peace after the United States…
Holy See at UN calls for end to Russia’s war in Ukraine ‘right now’
by(OSV News) — The Holy See’s diplomatic mission to the United Nations called for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine “not at some…