Israeli restrictions on ‘Holy Fire’ ignite Christian outrage
Orthodox Christians celebrated their “Holy Fire” ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Saturday against a backdrop of rising tensions with Israel.
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by bcadmin | Apr 25, 2022 | Associated Press, Church in the Middle East, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, East Jerusalem, Easter, Holy Land, Israel, Jerusalem, News, Orthodox Church | 0 |
Orthodox Christians celebrated their “Holy Fire” ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Saturday against a backdrop of rising tensions with Israel.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 11, 2022 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the Middle East, East Jerusalem, Holy Land, Holy Week, Jerusalem, News, Palm Sunday | 0 |
Thousands of Christian pilgrims took part in Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem at the start of the Holy Week.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 21, 2022 | Associated Press, Church in Middle East, Church in the Middle East, East Jerusalem, Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, Holy Land, Israel, Jerusalem, News | 0 |
Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority on Monday said it was backing down from a contentious plan to encompass Christian holy sites on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives in a national park following vociferous outcry from major churches.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 29, 2021 | Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East, East Jerusalem, Holy Land, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jerusalem, News, Palestine, Palestinian Christians | 0 |
Catholic leaders are questioning a decision by Israel’s Ministry of Internal Security to cancel a three-day Palestinian cultural event at Abraham’s House, a Catholic pilgrim hostel in East Jerusalem.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 10, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East, East Jerusalem, Holy Land, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jerusalem, Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, News, Palestine | 0 |
The patriarchs and heads of Christian churches of Jerusalem expressed deep concern over the growing violence in Jerusalem, which increased with 331 Palestinians reportedly wounded at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during clashes with Israeli police May 10.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 9, 2021 | Associated Press, Church in the Middle East, East Jerusalem, Holy Land, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jerusalem, News, Palestine | 0 |
Police on Sunday gave the go-ahead to the annual Jerusalem Day parade, a flag-waving display of Israeli claims to all of the contested city, despite days of unrest and soaring Israeli-Palestinian tensions at a flashpoint holy site.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 7, 2020 | Associated Press, Church in the Middle East, East Jerusalem, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jerusalem, News, Palestine, West Bank | 0 |
It’s hard to say what exactly will change in the West Bank if Israel follows through on its plans to annex parts of the occupied territory, but east Jerusalem, which was annexed more than a half-century ago, may provide some answers.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 23, 2020 | Catholic Church, Catholic hospitals, Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, East Jerusalem, Israel, Jerusalem, News, Palestine | 0 |
When the Israeli Ministry of Health asked St. Joseph’s Hospital to set up a coronavirus unit, the hospital had it completed within a week.
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