Israel barred Catholic officials from privately praying at a historic Jerusalem church for the first time in centuries over security concerns involving the war — sparking outcry from US Ambassador ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Parish priest of the Holy Family Church, father Gabriele Romanelli, receives medical attention, after he suffered light leg ...

TEL AVIV, Israel -- Israeli police prevented Catholic leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate a private Mass on the Christian holiday of Palm Sunday for the first time in ...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing three people and wounding 10 others, including the parish priest, ...

In Jerusalem, the property tax, known as the “Arnona” tax, has become one of the most contentious issues between the city’s municipality and the churches. Under Israeli law, this is a municipal levy ...

The Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem has hailed the announcement of a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange, describing it as a “first real step toward ending the war,” CNA’s ...