Israeli government bans Transfiguration feast: Catholic Patriarch replies

Aug 19, 2024 18:02

ZENIT Staff

Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa Photo: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

Ben Gvir visited the Esplanade of the Mosques and said that Jewish prayer was permitted in the Temple Mount

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem

the attacks, apparently launched by the Israeli army against the Holy Family School in Gaza

Holy Land•Vatican Diplomacy

Israeli embassy attacks Catholic leaders in the Holy Land for comments on Gaza massacre

This is not the first confrontation between the Israeli Embassy and Catholic leaders over statements on the conflict.

Jul 04, 2024 17:56

Valentina di Giorgio

Holy Land•Pope Francis

«Promoting peace and freeing prisoners are signs of Christian identity,» Pope Francis asks benefactors of Eastern Catholics

Speech to the participants in the Assembly of the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches (ROACO)

Jun 27, 2024 17:30

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Israel also against Christians: pressure to take away temples under the pretext of taxes?

«These efforts represent a coordinated attack on the Christian presence in the Holy Land,» wrote the religious leaders, emphasizing that the global Christian community is closely monitoring developments in Israel.

Jun 25, 2024 17:24

Elizabeth Owens

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Alarming increase in hostilities by Jews against Christians (including Catholics) in Israel in 2023

The report details an increase in incidents of spitting, verbal and physical harassment, and serious damage to properties and graves.

Jun 12, 2024 17:56

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Pope Francis

In Vatican gardens, before Palestinian and Israeli ambassadors, Pope calls for peace with this clarity

Pope’s Remarks at the Commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the Invocation for Peace in the Holy Land

Jun 08, 2024 19:45

ZENIT Staff

For the first time, a Pope will address the Spanish Parliament: it will be Leo XIV during his visit to Madrid in June 2026

According to converging confirmations from parliamentary and ecclesial sources, the Vatican and the Spanish Congress have agreed to convene a joint session of both chambers of the Cortes Generales so that the Pope may address deputies and senators gathered in the hemicycle

From Africa to Spain via Monaco: this is Leo XIV’s global travel schedule for 2026

The schedule outlines three distinct journeys: a ten-day pilgrimage across four African nations, a one-day visit to Monaco, and a six-day trip to Spain that will culminate in the Canary Islands. Together, they form a carefully calibrated map of priorities that blends history, diplomacy, evangelization and social concern.

Israeli government bans Transfiguration feast: Catholic Patriarch replies

Israeli Government Minister Violates Status Quo of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

Attacks on Christians increasing in Israel

Cardinal of Jerusalem: both Palestinian and Israeli Catholics are suffering. What should the Church do?

Pope Francis Decries Israeli Bombing of Catholic School in Gaza

Israel targets Catholic Church school in Gaza

Mayor of Jerusalem hosts Catholic and Orthodox leaders: tax collection on the table

Israeli embassy attacks Catholic leaders in the Holy Land for comments on Gaza massacre

«Promoting peace and freeing prisoners are signs of Christian identity,» Pope Francis asks benefactors of Eastern Catholics

Israel also against Christians: pressure to take away temples under the pretext of taxes?

Alarming increase in hostilities by Jews against Christians (including Catholics) in Israel in 2023

In Vatican gardens, before Palestinian and Israeli ambassadors, Pope calls for peace with this clarity