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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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Meditation of Card. Pizzaballa: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

We read today's Gospel passage (Mt 22:34–40) while keeping in mind what we read last Sunday (Mt 22:15–21). The two passages address different issues, yet we find the same contention: questions ...
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Homily for the Priestly Ordination of Br. Nicolas

Today, you are called to enter into this gift. The priesthood you receive is directed towards this very purpose: it is for them. So that others may encounter the Lord, receive His forgiveness, and be ...
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Mass at the Carmelite Monastery in Haifa

Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem ...
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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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Homélie pour l’ordination sacerdotale du frère Nicolas

Aujourd’hui, tu es appelé à prendre part à ce don. Le sacerdoce que tu reçois s’inscrit dans cette perspective : il est pour eux, afin que d’autres puissent rencontrer le Seigneur, recevoir son pardon ...
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Omelia per l’ordinazione presbiterale di fratel Nicolas

oggi sei chiamato a entrare in questo dono. Il sacerdozio che ricevi ha questa direzione: è per loro. Perché altri possano incontrare il Signore, ricevere il suo perdono, essere nutriti dalla sua vita ...
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Condolences on the death of Maysa Khader Abu Daoud and Mary Hafez Najjar

With deep sorrow and grief, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, mourns the passing of Mrs. Maysa Khader Ibrahim Abu Daoud (Ayyad) and Mrs. Mary Hafez Michel ...
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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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Homily for the Feast of St Francis of Assisi

may the Lord give you peace! Celebrating Saint Francis in Jerusalem, on the 800th Anniversary of his Transitus, is a gift of grace for the entire Church in the Holy Land. In gratitude to the ...
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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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Meditation of Card. Pizzaballa: Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

The theme of the vineyard is also at the center of to Sunday’s Gospel reading (Mt 21:33–43), which presents us with a parable in which we find a landowner, tenants, and a vineyard to be cultivated. We ...