Cardinal Pizzaballa will make his solemn entry into Bethlehem, in the West Bank, where he will celebrate Christmas Eve Mass.
"The Holy Father calls us to be signs of hope in a world which desperately needs it in this current moment!" wrote Bishop ...
The yearly service brings together Christian leaders and laity from several denominations to pray for unity among the faithful and the world.
In a statement, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Chicago's archbishop, expressed gratitude to Pope Francis for the "gift of these ...