Archive for May 25, 2014

Imprisoned pastor Saeed Abedini with his family. ?w=200&h=150

Christian pastor forcibly returned to Iranian prison

After being treated for two months in a hospital for injuries suffered from beatings during his imprisonment, Saeed Abedini –... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square during the Wednesday General Audience, May 21, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Pope to Palestinian leaders: have courage to 'forge peace'

Pope Francis began the second day of his Holy Land pilgrimage in a meeting with Palestinian authorities, urging them to... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in Manger Square, Bethlehem on May 25, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

'Who are we before the child Jesus?' Pope reflects in Bethlehem

In his homily delivered in Bethlehem this morning, Pope Francis meditated on the role of the Christ child in the... Read more

Pope Francis kisses the altar during Mass in Bethlehem's Manger Square on May 25, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Israeli, Palestinian presidents accept invitation meeting at Vatican

Today Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced that they have accepted Pope Francis’ invitation to join... Read more

Pope Francis rides into Manger Square in Bethlehem on May 25, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Pope Francis urges two-state solution in first remarks to Israel

Late Sunday afternoon Pope Francis arrived in Tel Aviv, where he urged Israeli President Shimon Peres and other authorities to... Read more

Choir members sing during Pope Francis' Mass in Bethelehms Manger Square on May, 25 2014 ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Choir director: singing for the Pope is like welcoming your father

The director of the choir who sang during Pope Francis’ Mass in Bethlehem earlier today expressed that to sing for... Read more

A dome in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Israel. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Pope makes new Christian unity step in meeting with Patriarch

In a declaration delivered at the end of a private meeting, Pope Francis and the Ecumenical Patriarch of Costantinople Bartholomew... Read more

Candles lit in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Israel. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Christ's resurrection unites us, Pope tells faithful in Israel

At an ecumenical celebration in Jerusalem during his visit to the region, Pope Francis told inter-denominational Christians that the Risen... Read more

George Zenee watches over an entrance to Pope Francis Mass in Bethlehem's Manger Square on May 25, 2014 ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

We came to pray with our Pope, says papal Mass volunteer

A leader of one of the Boy Scout troops manning the entrances to Pope Francis’ Mass in Bethlehem today explained... Read more