Patriarch of Constantinople Athenagoras and Pope Paul VI in 1964 in Jerusalem Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I and Pope Francis in 2013 in Rome Jerusalem 1964-2014 Pope Francis in the Holy Land 2014…
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By: Yazan al-Saadi Published Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Israel’s legislative branch, known as the Knesset, passed a controversial bill into law that defines 1948 Christians Palestinians as “non-Arabs”, Israeli media reported (link…
by Fady Noun The Pope Emeritus told Patriarch al-Rahi that he prays every day for the country that gave him “unforgettable moments.” Today, major figures in Christian circles and among the elite…
Follow the link to see the film of the Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrow – the original entrance to the shrine of the True Cross at the top of the outcrop…
Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – The problems and conflicts between Israelis and Palestinians will end only when we recognize the crucial role of religion in the peace process, because “we cannot indeed claim…
By Sonja Corbitt, http://www.catholic.org, Posted 2014-02-07 02:53 GMT NASHVILLE, TN — “Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream” (Amos 5:24). Although it has fallen largely on deaf…
The Bethlehem Icon School, established by our friend the iconographer Ian Knowles of Elias Icons, has been making great progress in teaching, reviving and ensuring the future of the Holy Land’s indigenous…
From Terrasanta.net : (Milan/e.p.) – So far this year, anti-Christian graffiti was sprayed on the walls of a Catholic institution in Jerusalem, and three synagogues and a mosque were attacked and vandalized.…
Chiara Cruciati writes: After going through the door of the Armenian Convent, a world in itself opens up before the eyes of the lucky visitor. It is a place apart, separate from…
The Apostolic Nunciature in Israel announced yesterday that Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Elias Chacour, Archbishop of the Greek Melkite Archeparchy of Akka, Haifa, Nazareth and the Galilee. The…