National
Bethlehem is open for business, waiting for tourists
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNS) — When Christy Zeidan, office manager of the Three Arches 2 souvenir shop, put the key in the door lock for the first time in nearly […]
National
Palestinians say Trump peace plan does not bode well for the future
ABOUD, West Bank (CNS) — The pews at the Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Church were full Feb. 2, as children led a procession for the feast of the Presentation […]
World News
Bethlehem family feels the pull of living in the town of Jesus’ birth
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNS) — Brothers Peter and Eli Hosh grew up knowing that their hometown was not only the place where they went to school and ran down to […]
World News
Family tradition: Carrying the cross on Jerusalem’s Via Dolorosa
JERUSALEM (CNS) — For four decades, Mousa Kamar has taken his place at the head of the heavy wooden cross used during the Franciscan Good Friday procession on the Via […]
Diocese
Religious freedom in US, world, focus of June 22-29 observance
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. Catholic Church’s 2018 religious freedom observance begins June 22, the feast of two English martyrs who fought religious persecution — Sts. John Fisher and St. […]
World News
Gaza students in Catholic-run school defy daily challenges
JERUSALEM (CNS) — Messelem Abu Mutlak, a 15-year-old student at the Rosary Sisters School in Gaza, fantasizes about being a champion goalkeeper and when he is not studying, he dedicates […]
World News
Mideast Christian leaders to Trump: Jerusalem move could have dire results
JERUSALEM (CNS) — In an open letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, Christian leaders in Jerusalem said U.S. recognition of the city as the capital of Israel could have dire […]
National
Latin patriarchate: New law governing lands poses ‘serious consequences’
JERUSALEM (CNS) — The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem warned of “serious consequences” from a new law that allows the government to seize private Palestinian lands where unauthorized Israeli settlements have […]