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by bcadmin | Aug 9, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East, Gaza, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, News, Palestine, Palestinian Christians | 0 |
Until Israel launched an attack on a top military commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza, there had been relative calm in the Gaza Strip for over a year, said Father Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest of Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 11, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East, Holy Land, Israel, Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, News, Palestine, Palestinian Christians | 0 |
JERUSALEM — Pope Francis has appointed two new bishops to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The pope named as auxiliary bishops Father Jamal Khader Daibes, patriarchal vicar in Jordan, and Father Rafic Nahra, patriarchal vicar for Israel in Nazareth; they will continue serving their respective missions. “Father Jamal and Father […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 11, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East, Holy Land, Israel, Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, News, Palestine, Palestinian Christians | 0 |
JERUSALEM — Pope Francis has appointed two new bishops to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The pope named as auxiliary bishops Father Jamal Khader Daibes, patriarchal vicar in Jordan, and Father Rafic Nahra, patriarchal vicar for Israel in Nazareth; they will continue serving their respective missions. “Father Jamal and Father […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 25, 2021 | Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Associated Press, Bethlehem, Christmas, Church in the Middle East, Church of the Nativity, COVID-19 coronavirus, France, Germany, Holy Land, News, Palestinian Christians, Spain | 0 |
In Bethlehem, there was a mix of conviviality and restraint reflected in celebrations around the world on a Christmas Eve dampened once again by the coronavirus.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 24, 2021 | Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Associated Press, Bethlehem, Church in the Middle East, Church of the Nativity, COVID-19 pandemic, Holy Land, Israel, Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, lead, News, Palestine, Palestinian Christians, West Bank | 0 |
The biblical town of Bethlehem is gearing up for its second straight Christmas Eve hit by the coronavirus — with small crowds and gray, gloomy weather dampening celebrations Friday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 21, 2021 | Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Catholic News Service, Catholic Schools, Christmas, Church in the Middle East, Gaza, Holy Land, Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, News, Palestine, Palestinian Christians | 0 |
Despite the continuing difficulties, Christmas in Gaza this year is filled with faith, hope and resilience, a Latin Patriarchate official said following a three-day pastoral visit.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 16, 2021 | Associated Press, Christians in the Middle East, Christmas, Church in the Middle East, Israel, News, Palestinian Christians, Tourism | 0 |
A spokesman for Christian churches in the Holy Land on Wednesday accused Israel of discriminating against Christian tourists during the normally busy Christmas holiday season.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 26, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Christmas, Church in the Middle East, Gaza, Israel, News, Palestine, Palestinian Christians | 0 |
Israeli authorities on Wednesday said they would permit 500 members of the Gaza Strip’s tiny Christian community to enter Israel and the occupied West Bank to celebrate Christmas.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 19, 2021 | Associated Press, Bethlehem, Church in the Middle East, Church of the Nativity, Holy Land, Israel, News, Palestine, Palestinian Christians, West Bank | 0 |
Ahead of Christmas, a towering wooden screen — once blackened with soot from millions of worshippers’ candles — is being restored to its gilded glory in the Church of the Nativity. But few visitors are expected to see it.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 6, 2021 | Bethlehem, Business, Catholic News Service, Christmas, Church in the Middle East, Church of the Nativity, COVID restrictions, COVID-19 pandemic, Israel, News, Palestinian Christians | 0 |
When Christy Zeidan, office manager of the Three Arches 2 souvenir shop, put the key in the door lock for the first time in nearly 20 months, she got goose bumps on her arms.
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 | Jul 5, 2021 | Associated Press, Church in the Middle East, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, News, Palestine, Palestinian Christians, Palestinians | 0 |
Israel’s parliament is set to vote Monday on whether to renew a temporary law first enacted in 2003 that bars Arab citizens of Israel from extending citizenship or even residency to spouses from the occupied West Bank and Gaza.
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