Pope Francis celebrates Mass at Manger Square in Bethlehem, West Bank, May 25.
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Pope’s Most Authentic Gestures
Pope said that when he prayed at the controversial Israeli-built separation wall in the West Bank and kissed the hands of Holocaust survivors, they were the “most authentic gestures” because they are the ones “you don’t think about … mine were not planned gestures, it just occurs to me to do something spontaneously that way.”
Not Everyone Happy Pope Was in Jerusalem
Many Jews in Jerusalem said while Pope Francis’ visit to their city was a positive thing, they wished their daily commute did not have to be disrupted so drastically.
Pope and Patriarch Mark 50 Years of Ecumenism
Half a century after a historic encounter between their predecessors, Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met in the same place to seek inspiration for Christian unity at the site of Christ’s death and resurrection.
The Pope in the Holy Land – Peres and Abbas Invited to Vatican to Pray for Peace
Pope Francis has invited Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres to pray together at the Vatican for peace between their nations.
Pope Will Meet with Clergy Abuse Victims
Pope Francis will meet with a group of sex abuse victims for the first time in June, he told reporters May 26.
Pope’s Holy Land Visit Continues the Dialogue
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America welcomed the May 25 meeting between Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Jerusalem.
Pope Offers Some Frank Advice to Seminarians
Pope Francis told seminarians not to become “orphan priests,” who are motherless without Mary; “businessman priests,” who are after money; or “prince priests,” who are aloof from the people.
St. Clement Pope Siblings Shine in CYO Outdoor Meet
Myles and Maya Anderson, a brother and sister duo on the St. Clement Pope, Jamaica, CYO track team, had strong showings at the Warren Scullin Memorial Meet on May 18.
Vandalism in the Holy Land – Anti-Christian Graffiti Where Pope Is Scheduled to Visit
JERUSALEM (CNS) – The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem called a continuing wave of vandalism against Christian, Muslim and Druze properties a “blight on Israeli democracy” and urged authorities to step up prosecution against the perpetrators. Patriarch Fouad Twal said during a May 11 news conference in the northern city of Haifa that the attacks, which […]