The priests of the only entirely Christian town in the West Bank issued a joint appeal for an end to “the ongoing and grave ...

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday heads to the papal summer residence for a six-week vacation, giving the hilltop town of Castel ...

In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in ...

VATICAN: Pope Leo XIV has confirmed the election of Friar Francesco Ielpo as the new Custos of the Holy Land, succeeding ...

Following the lethal bombing of the St. Elias Church in Damascus, Syria, the Assembly of the Catholic Ordinaries in the Holy ...

Fears mount for Syrian Christians about whether the new Islamist government is committed to their protection following the ...

For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, ...

Ten years after the Holy See formally recognized the State of Palestine, Palestine's new Foreign Minister, Varsen Aghabekian, says the 2015 agreement offers a vision of hope for the future of the Holy ...

On July 4, the historic city of Assisi, nestled in the heart of Italy’s Umbria region, will host the international traveling ...

Many Christians of the Holy Land rejoiced at the election of Pope Leo XIV as the successor to Saint Peter. Many of us hope that the new pope will follow the legacy of his predecessor, Pope Francis ...

Follow the Pope's funeral here In his last address, which took place on Easter Sunday, Pope Francis said "the terrible [Gaza] conflict continues to cause death and destruction, and to create a ...

Pope Francis cared deeply about Holy Land, Jews, but left ‘sour taste’ after Oct. 7 Scholars of Catholic-Jewish relations remember the pontiff’s warmth, humility; late Church leader made ...