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Statement of Condemnation and Condolences regarding the terrorist attack on the church in the town of Hamoud – Al-Karak

Statement of Condemnation and Condolences issued by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, regarding the terrorist attack on the church in the town of Hamoud – Al ...
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Mass at the Carmelite Monastery in Haifa

Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem ...
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The Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Palestine, Main Patroness of the Diocese,

lpj.org News October 12, 2026 en The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem is honored to invite the faithful to the celebration of The Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Palestine, Main ...
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Meditation of Card. Pizzaballa: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

Let us listen to this Sunday’s Gospel reading (Mt 22:1–14), focusing first on one aspect that emerges from the text. There is a king who prepares a wedding banquet for his son and organizes a feast, ...
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Meeting in Rome with Pope Leo XIV for 10th anniversary of Amoris laetitia

Cardinal Pierbatttista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is partaking in a meeting called by Pope Leo XIV in Rome, to renew and deepen the Church’s discussion on marriange and the family in ...
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Plenary Meeting ACOHL October 15-16, 2026

On October 15 and 16, the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land took place, attended by the region's pontifical representatives. The Ordinaries were updated about the Christian communities ...
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Solemn Mass for the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi

On Sunday, October 4, 2026, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, presided over the Solemn Mass for the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, marking 800 years since ...
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Priestly Ordination of Deacon Nicolas at Deir Rafat

On Friday, October 23rd, 2026, at Deir Rafat, H.B. Card. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, will presided over the Priestly Ordination of Blaise Liebhauser, from France, who was ...
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The Stones Speak: Excavations Reshaping the History of the Holy Sepulchre

The current archaeological project stems from urgent conservation work launched in 2016, when engineers detected alarming signs of structural degradation in both the Edicule (the Tomb of Christ) and ...
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Reflections from the Holy Land

In a few short days, I will hand over the responsibility of the Chief Executive Officer to my successor Mr. Johny Zeidan whom I had the privilege of meeting during my early career at Bethlehem ...
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Cardinal Pizzaballa in Taybeh: Evil Does Not Have Absolute Power

On Saturday, August 15th,2026, The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa told the Christian community of Taybeh that faith in God enables Christians to preserve life and hope ...
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Statement on the attack perpetrated in the Christian town of Taybeh

We, the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem, express our profound concern and unwavering condemnation following yet another violent assault that targeted the West Bank Christian town of ...