2014-05-25T12:28:00+00:00

Last updated on: May 25, 2014 at 12:28 pm   By

Bethlehem, West Bank, May 25, 2014 / 06:28 am (CNA).- Today Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced that they have accepted Pope Francis’ invitation to join him at the Vatican for an encounter of prayer. ... Read more

2014-05-25T10:04:00+00:00

Last updated on: May 25, 2014 at 10:04 am   By

Bethlehem, West Bank, May 25, 2014 / 04:04 am (CNA).- In his homily delivered in Bethlehem this morning, Pope Francis meditated on the role of the Christ child in the life of every person. “The child Jesus, born in Bethlehem, every child who i... Read more

2014-05-25T08:16:00+00:00

Last updated on: May 25, 2014 at 8:16 am   By

Bethlehem, West Bank, May 25, 2014 / 02:16 am (CNA).- Pope Francis began the second day of his Holy Land pilgrimage in a meeting with Palestinian authorities, urging them to work for an end to conflict and violence in the region. “For decades ... Read more

2014-05-24T22:04:00+00:00

Last updated on: May 24, 2014 at 10:04 pm   By

Washington D.C., May 24, 2014 / 04:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The U.S. should actively promote religious liberty, a critical right that forms a foundation for a healthy society, the head of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom told membe... Read more

2014-05-24T17:50:00+00:00

Last updated on: May 24, 2014 at 5:50 pm   By

Amman, Jordan, May 24, 2014 / 11:50 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On the first day of his pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Pope Francis met with a group of nearly 600 refugees and disabled youth, urging them to offer their prayers and sufferings for an end to viole... Read more

2014-05-24T15:09:00+00:00

Last updated on: May 24, 2014 at 3:09 pm   By

Jerusalem, Israel, May 24, 2014 / 09:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The sisters who run the only children’s hospital on the West Bank have made it their mission to pray for peace in the Holy Land, traveling each week to invoke a Marian icon on the wall ... Read more

2014-05-24T15:08:00+00:00

Last updated on: May 24, 2014 at 3:08 pm   By

Amman, Jordan, May 24, 2014 / 09:08 am (CNA).- Pope Francis focused the first homily of his Holy Land pilgrimage on the work of Holy Spirit in bringing peace and unity amongst different peoples. Preaching during the Mass held on May 24 at the Intern... Read more

2014-05-24T12:57:00+00:00

Last updated on: May 24, 2014 at 12:57 pm   By

Amman, Jordan, May 24, 2014 / 06:57 am (CNA).- Today Pope Francis began his pilgrimage to the Holy Land by visiting with the authorities in the kingdom of Jordan, urging them to support efforts for peace amongst Christians and Muslims. “Religi... Read more

2014-05-24T12:07:00+00:00

Last updated on: May 24, 2014 at 12:07 pm   By

Jerusalem, Israel, May 24, 2014 / 06:07 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In light of centuries-old property divisions within the Holy Sepulcher, a Vatican journalist who lived in the Holy Land has expressed that locals welcome Pope Francis’ visit as moving i... Read more

2014-05-23T22:31:00+00:00

Last updated on: May 23, 2014 at 10:31 pm   By

Vienna, Austria, May 23, 2014 / 04:31 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- An Austrian bishop has announced that a married couple, including a leader with a dissenting Catholic organization, have excommunicated themselves for simulating a celebration of a Mass. Bis... Read more

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