Archive for May 24, 2014
US government asked to defend global religious freedom
The U.S. should actively promote religious liberty, a critical right that forms a foundation for a healthy society, the head... Read more
Pope's presence at sepulcher a step toward unity, journalist says
In light of centuries-old property divisions within the Holy Sepulcher, a Vatican journalist who lived in the Holy Land has... Read more
Pope opens trip to Holy Land with appeal for religious freedom, peace
Today Pope Francis began his pilgrimage to the Holy Land by visiting with the authorities in the kingdom of Jordan,... Read more
Mission of Holy Spirit is peace, preaches Pope in Jordan
Pope Francis focused the first homily of his Holy Land pilgrimage on the work of Holy Spirit in bringing peace... Read more
Bethlehem sisters call on world to pray for peace
The sisters who run the only children’s hospital on the West Bank have made it their mission to pray for... Read more
'May God change the hearts of the violent,' Pope prays
On the first day of his pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Pope Francis met with a group of nearly 600... Read more
