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Still Rocky after all these years: Beloved actor Sylvester Stallone celebrates 80th birthday

“To all the Rockys in the world, I love you,” he said as he stood onstage at the Oscars, accepting the Best Picture Award in 1977.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Kennedy Center Honors recipient actor Sylvester Stallone poses on the red carpet for the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, US, December 7, 2025.
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, speaks during a Memorial Mass honoring Pope Francis at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago, Illinois, US, April 23, 2025.

Cardinal Cupich's support shows Jews are gaining powerful allies against antisemitism - opinion

A key voice in the Catholic Church, Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago, is speaking up in support of the Jewish people.

|ByYEHIEL POUPKO, JOSHUA STANTON
A woman cleans a glass cabinet with a baby Jesus statue dressed in a version of the national soccer team jersey at a church in Mexico City June 12, 2014. Catholic soccer fans pray before the statue, which believers say has granted miracles in the past.

Soccer fans flock to Mexico City cathedral to pray to 'Soccer baby Jesus' for World Cup victory

Fans from Argentina, Colombia, Spain, Mexico, and other countries posed in front of the figure for photos or to ask for victory for their national teams.

|ByREUTERS
(FROM L): RABBI Yakov Nagen; Rafi Nahra, patriarchal vicar for Israel, based in Nazareth; and Rabbi Sarel Rosenblatt at the Vatican.

For Zion’s sake: An emerging Catholic voice for Israel - opinion

Catholic influencers' rhetoric has contributed to a climate in which hostility toward Israel is presented as the authentic Catholic position. Catholic Voices for Israel denounces this.

|ByPADDY MONAGHAN

A Brazilian Catholic family's journey to Israel volunteering with ALUT during wartime

Despite initial fear, the family’s faith provided them with the strength to continue their work.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024ByJOANIE MARGULIES
MARIA CLAUDIA Bonczkoviski Bruckheimer between her parents, Edson Brückheimer and Maria de Fátima Bonczkoviski Bruckheimer, who instilled in her a deep respect for biblical stories and the significance of Israel.

Trump's VP pick J. D. Vance: 'I'll be as strong an advocate for US-Israel relationship as anyone'

In a 2022 interview with The Jerusalem Post, Vance emphasized his commitment to a strong US-Israel relationship.

JULY 15, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Former U.S. president Donald Trump listens as JD Vance speaks during a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, U.S., September 17, 2022.

Catholic Church split on women deacons, Vatican document shows

The Vatican document stressed the need to "give fuller recognition" to women in the Church, saying that "by virtue of Baptism, they enjoy full equality".

JULY 9, 2024ByREUTERS
Pope Francis reacts on the day he holds a weekly general audience at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, June 26, 2024.

Pope Francis considering making trip to Israel

The Pope shared that he is considering visiting Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and Jordan for the second time.

JUNE 22, 2024ByJOSH ARONSON
Pope Francis greets people as he arrives for the weekly general audience at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, June 19, 2024.

God's influencer: Carlo Acutis to become first millennial saint

Acutis achieved the first step to sainthood — beatification — in 2020 after The Pope attributed Acutis’ first miracle to him.

MAY 31, 2024ByIRIT SKULNIK
A girl visits the tomb of Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006 aged 15, in the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Assisi, Italy, May 26, 2024. Pope Francis has cleared the way for Acutis to be the first saint of the millennial generation.

French opera ‘Dialogues des Carmélites’ comes to Israel

The opera features an almost entirely female cast and offers a profound exploration of Catholic culture.

MAY 15, 2024ByHAGAY HACOHEN
CONDUCTOR ASHER FISH: ‘It is a spoken opera with an unusual wealth of musical colors.’

American Jews should take a look at Catholic universities - opinion

The conventional measures of institutional prestige cannot provide two vital pieces of information: What does an institution teach, and what kind of students does it attract?

MAY 2, 2024ByGREG WEINER, PHD
A demonstrator holds a sign across from the Columbia University campus with a student protest encampment in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 25, 2024.

60% of US Catholics say abortion should be legal, reflecting political divides within the Church

The survey also uncovered notable demographic shifts and regional variations within the US Catholic community.

APRIL 17, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Abortion rights protesters demonstrate after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Dobbs v Women’s Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 27, 2022.

Pope Francis calls for Gaza ceasefire in Easter address

Francis has repeatedly deplored the death and destruction in the Gaza war.

MARCH 31, 2024ByREUTERS
Pope Francis looks on from a balcony, on the day he delivers his "Urbi et Orbi" (To the city and the world) message at St. Peter's Square, on Easter Sunday, at the Vatican March 31, 2024.

Pope expels disgraced former bishop, says Belgian church

Pope expels Belgian bishop Vangheluwe over sexual abuse admission. Belgian church condemns delayed action

MARCH 21, 2024ByREUTERS
Greece's Orthodox Church, Ieronymos II and Bishop Brian Farrell, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, attend a ceremony to mark the return of three Parthenon fragments from the Vatican, at the Parthenon Gallery of the Acropolis Museum, in Athens, Greece March 24, 2023.