Tag: Holy land
Israeli president calls attacks on Christians unacceptable
HAIFA (OSV News): Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, denounced the increasing violence against Christians in Israel…
Bringing priceless icons back to life in Jerusalem
The first COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Israel had just been declared in March 2020 when…
Calls for protection after attack at Tomb of the Virgin Mary in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (OSV News): The Greek Orthodox Church March 19 denounced what it called a “heinous…
Tourism revives in Holy Land, but Ukraine war presents setbacks
JERUSALEM (OSV News): Christmas tree lightings in Jerusalem and many towns and cities in the…
Pope Francis condemns spiral of death in the Holy Land
VATICAN (CNS): Speaking to a crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his weekly Angelus…
