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Joseph Aoun has been chief of the army since 2017. A Maronite Christian who received military training in the United States has been elected president of Lebanon.

"Thousands of our neighbors have lost everything," Archbishop Gomez says as he brings people together for special Masses.

Pope Francis sends Cardinal Parolin to inaugurate Church of the Baptism of the Lord in Jordan. Watch video from the Holy Land.

Altadena, California, residents return to houses and find nothing but ashes. But they are "trying to concentrate on gratitude."

Fragility of life is on everyone's mind in LA. This group has been talking about that since 2015.

After breakthrough in negotiations, bishops of various Churches in Holy Land warn that end of hostilities is not end to the conflict.

In an interview with Aleteia, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa says that even in the midst of unimaginable horror, Gaza's Christians live in hope.

“Only peace and freedom and a life with dignity can secure for the Israelis and Palestinians the security that they need."

Catholics who have been sheltering in the Holy Family church compound are relieved by the ceasefire, but now face immense rebuilding challenge.

Longtime director of the US Bishops' Conference Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs passed away at 74 on Sunday, in the heart of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.