Category: Middle East
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…
War shakes Gulf confidence in US-backed security as regional order falters
(LiCAS News): Trust in long-standing security guarantees in the Gulf is collapsing as the war…
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…
