Tag: Holy land
Israeli soldiers punished for desecrating statue of Virgin Mary in Lebanon
(OSV News): An Israeli soldier has been sentenced to 21 days of military detention for…
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Latin Patriarchate slams settler attacks on Church land in West Bank
JERUSALEM (AsiaNews): The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has expressed its “full rejection” of Israeli settler…
Israeli military to investigate destruction of statue of Jesus in Lebanon amid backlash
(OSV News): Catholic leaders in the Holy Land expressed their “unreserved condemnation” after a photograph…
Gaza Christians mark Palm Sunday with hope amid ongoing hardships
(OSV News): In an unexpected sign of hope in the Holy Land, Gaza City Christians…
Israeli government U-turns after outrage over blocking of holy site access in Jerusalem
(OSV News): Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, quickly reversed a controversial police action on March…
Israeli authorities halt Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem’s holiest site
(OSV News): Pierbattista Cardinal Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, and Franciscan Father Francesco Ielpo,…
Prayer continues at Holy Sepulchre amid ‘time of trial,’ restricted access
(OSV News): The Church of the Holy Sepulchre remains a place of continuous prayer despite…
