Catholic and Orthodox leaders united in condemning the Israeli strike on Gaza's Holy Family Church, calling for an immediate ...

Top church leaders in the Holy Land headed into Gaza Friday for a rare solidarity visit one day after an Israeli shell slammed into the only Catholic church in the territory, killing three people.

Long before the Rev. Ian Shipley began leading Chico’s Orthodox Christian community, he converted to the faith at age 16, ...

The late Pope Francis, who died in April, had regularly spoken to the priest about the situation in the war-ravaged territory ...

The religious delegation to Gaza included two Patriarchs from Jerusalem — Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III.

Catholic and Greek Orthodox leaders enter Gaza in rare sol­i­darity visit after Israel's church strike BY Associated Press International PUBLISHED 8:28 AM ET Jul. 18, 2025 ...