Many Christians of the Holy Land rejoiced at the election of Pope Leo XIV as the successor to Saint Peter. Many of us hope ...

But now, in the midst of an on-again-off-again ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, Christian leaders have urged pilgrims to return to the Holy Land. Pope Francis has designated 2025 a Jubilee year ...

She also noted that the Holy Land “has currently been devoid of Christian pilgrims” due to the war unleashed after the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, which somewhat mitigates the situation.

IF JERUSALEM is to remain, as many see it, the beating heart of Christianity, then it needs its lifeblood: its Christian ...

Father Francesco Patton, custos of the Holy Land, echoed this call, describing visits to the sacred sites as “an act of faith and a tangible expression of support for local Christians,” who ...

We formed ourselves in the aftermath of the recent events that have led to even more death and destruction in the Holy Land. We seek to be an ecumenical think tank that witnesses to a Christian ...

(photo: Photo Courtesy / Custos of the Holy Land) Hannah Brockhaus/CNA World April 14, 2025 On Palm Sunday, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, called on Christians ...

I pray for the day when all Christians can celebrate Easter on the same day every year. In 2023, I made a life-changing pilgrimage to the Holy Land with my order, the Equestrian Order of the Holy ...

local Christians and diplomats. However, Father Gianfranco Pinto of the Custody of the Holy Land, who was accompanying the delegation, noted that the nuncio and his delegation were actually ...

Christian leaders are encouraging pilgrimages to the Holy Land, emphasizing its safety and spiritual significance. Tour operators are seeing an uptick in interest and bookings for pilgrimages ...