The international volunteers say they believe their presence with farmers and shepherds helps prevent attacks from Israeli settlers.
Safety in numbers: Volunteers help protect Palestinian herders, farmers
Pope: Bishops must handle Communion debate as shepherds, not with censures
The debate about denying Communion to politicians who support abortion must be handled in a pastoral way, not by public condemnations that seek to “excommunicate” Catholics who are not in line with Church teaching, Pope Francis said.
Bishop Kettler: Reflecting on the ‘living Gospel’ under the Christmas tree
I try to imagine what it was like to be there on that night more than 2,000 years ago. What was it like for the shepherds, the Holy Family gathered around the manger and, later, the Magi when they finally arrived at their destination and saw the Blessed Mother and her baby?