Of the small handful of papal contenders, an even smaller subset tends flocks in countries at war. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, ...

A Lutheran church in Minneapolis is taking practical steps to help its mostly Latino immigrant congregation deal with the ...

Pope Francis issued strong words to the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, calling clericalism “one of the greatest distortions” facing the local Church. VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis issued strong ...

NNA - Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros al-Rahi called on the Lebanese to hold onto hope despite ongoing crises, saying they had experienced it even amid destruction, bloodshed, and ...

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, led by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, has announced the schedule for their Holy Week celebrations at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, beginning with Palm ...

The Church marks four events on this day: the washing of the feet of the Apostles by Christ, the Last Supper and the institution of the Holy Eucharist, His prayer to God the Father in Gethsemane, and ...

JERUSALEM (OSV News) -- Christians in the Holy Land not only have the right but also the duty to celebrate Easter despite all the difficulties and conflicts they are now experiencing, said Cardinal ...

The Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to Lebanon, Waleed Bukhari, visited Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros al-Rahi on Wednesday at the Patriarchate headquarters in ...

On Palm Sunday, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem ... 13 with the blessing of the palms and Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre — Jesus’ burial site ...

The global Orthodox Christian Church has faulted the Patriarch Kirill of Moscow for his stance on Russia’s three-year invasion of Ukraine. The 78-year-old Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church ...

NNA - Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, on Friday received Director General of State Security, Major General Edgar Lawandos, at the patriarchal seat in Bkerki. Lawandos was ...