By Judith Sudilovsky Catholic News Service JERUSALEM (CNS) -- The church must speak out against the continuing Israeli-Palestinian violence and remind people of their responsibilities, said representatives of the Catholic ordinaries of the Holy Land. They also said the root cause of the problem is the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands, which only the Israelis can [...]
On the night of Holy Thursday, from Gethsemane to Gallicantu in the footsteps of Jesus, the Christians of the Holy Land and pilgrims pray in communion with the agony of Christ. The Custos presides over a “Holy Hour”: a celebration that, through the Gospel, psalms and hymns, retraces the last night of Jesus' life. A simple [...]
“An 'old' duty that the history of recent years has made even more urgent”. In his letter, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri invites all Catholics to support the Land of God. "An 'old' duty, that the history of recent years has made even more urgent”: with these words, the Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for the [...]
A meeting to discuss the Mercy of God took place at the Salesian Pontifical University of Jerusalem: a rabbi, a Muslim judge and two priests met to discuss the issue. ‘The mercy of God is limitless’, Pope Francis wrote in the papal bull of the Extraordinary Jubilee Year, currently underway. In the wake of this statement, [...]