Caritas Baby Hospital in Bethlehem remains a ray of hope in war-torn Holy Land

Holding her 18-month-old son Ahmad in her arms, Ayah Issa, 32, broke into a smile when she saw Sister of Charity Aleya Kattakayam at the entrance of the Caritas Baby Hospital Bethlehem. “My darling Sister!” Issa, who wears a hijab, exclaimed, hugging the nun and handing Ahmad to Kattakayam, originally from India, to hold. Though […]

Orthodox Rabbis in Jerusalem Call on Jews to Stand Against Spitting at Christians

A family of religious Jews walks at the beginning of Armenian Quarter Street, the entry point to the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem in April 2024. Behind them stands the complex of the Tower of David Museum. Several highly publicized incidents involving ultra-Orthodox Jews harassing Christians in the Old City of Jerusalem have been reported.

Cardinal says church shouldn’t expect ‘miracle’ of peace in Holy Land

Sudden peace negotiations or an intervention by the United States will not deliver Israelis and Palestinians from the suffering caused by the war in Gaza, a Jerusalem-based cardinal said. As a result of the war, the rift between Israelis and Palestinians is “deeper than it has ever been,” Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, patriarch of Jerusalem, said […]