Category: Middle East
First Mass in 50 years at Jordan River chapel
QASR AL-YAHUD (CNS): For the first time in 54 years, a Mass was scheduled to…
Stand firm as a cedar pope encourages Lebanese people
VATICAN (CNS): As the people of Lebanon ended 2020 still dealing with the emotional and…
Low-key Christmas in Bethlehem
People wearing protective facemasks during Mass in the grotto of the Church of the Nativity…
Almost 7,000 people out of work in Bethlehem’s tourism sector
JERUSALEM (CNS): It will be a quiet and subdued Christmas this year in Bethlehem, with…
Papal visit to Iraq planned for March
VATICAN (CNS): Barring any obstacles caused by the global Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis is…
