Pope Francis calls for calm in Holy Land
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Pope Francis calls for calm in Holy Land

HONG KONG UCAN):  “Stop the clamour of arms!” Pope Francis said on May 16 as…

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Holy Land Franciscans offer online Lenten Way of the Cross
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Holy Land Franciscans offer online Lenten Way of the Cross

JERUSALEM (CNS): For a second year in a row, the Franciscan Custody of the Holy…

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First Mass in 50 years at Jordan River chapel
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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…

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Almost 7,000 people out of work in Bethlehem’s tourism sector
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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…

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Man arrested for throwing firebomb inside Gethsemane Church
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Man arrested for throwing firebomb inside Gethsemane Church

JERUSALEM (CNS): Israeli police arrested a man after he allegedly threw a firebomb inside the…

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