Banksy’s migrant crossing paintings fetch £2.2m in charity sale

A triptych of Banksy paintings which reference the European migrant crisis have sold for £2.2 million in a charity auction. Proceeds from the sale will be used to help build a new acute stroke unit and purchase children’s rehabilitation equipment for Bethlehem Arab Society for Rehabilitation. The paintings, titled Mediterranean Sea View 2017, were originally estimated... Read More

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July 28, 2020

Banksy donates migrant crisis paintings worth up to £1.2m to charity sale

Banksy has donated a triptych of paintings referencing the European migrant crisis to a charity auction raising money for a hospital in Bethlehem. Titled Mediterranean Sea View 2017, the works are estimated to sell for between £800,000 and £1.2 million. The reclusive artist took 19th century-style Romantic seascapes and added abandoned lifejackets and buoys in reference... Read More

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May 28, 2020

Amid joy as Bethlehem reopens, Christians have uncertainty about future

Bethlehem residents returned to the Church of the Nativity as the holy site opened to visitors on 26th May after being closed since March because of the Covid-19 pandemic. But amid the joy was a feeling of uncertainty about their economic future, as pilgrims and tourists are not yet able to return. In the creche... Read More

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May 12, 2020

Church leaders oppose Israeli plans to annex unilaterally West Bank land

Moving forward with an Israeli plan to unilaterally annex West Bank land could mean the end to the already languishing Palestinian-Israeli peace talks, said the heads of the Holy Land churches. “An array of plans for Israel to unilaterally annex West Bank land, backed mainly by right-wing factions, raises serious and catastrophic questions about the... Read More

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January 7, 2020

Prince Charles to visit Bethlehem

The Prince of Wales will visit Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ, and honour those who died in the Holocaust during his first official tour of Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Clarence House has announced. Charles’ tour – the highest-level visit by a member of the monarchy to Israel and the Palestinian areas – will... Read More

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December 23, 2019

Banksy unveils ‘Scar of Bethlehem’ Nativity mural

A Nativity scene by British artist Banksy has appeared at his hotel in Bethlehem. The artwork, titled the Scar of Bethlehem and described by the artist on Instagram as a ‘modified Nativity set’, shows the baby Jesus in his manager along with Mary and Joseph in front of Israel’s controversial West Bank barrier, which appears... Read More

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January 23, 2019

Bishops express unity with Israeli Christians, warn of Palestinian crisis

Bishops from Europe, North America and South Africa who joined this year’s Holy Land Co-ordination reiterated their solidarity with all of Israel’s Christians and called for their equal inclusion in Israeli society. “Throughout our visit, we have experienced how there are Israeli citizens from many different backgrounds who coexist and work together for the common... Read More

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December 25, 2018

Britain is great because of Christmas and Christianity, says Bishop of Shrewsbury

The people of England must not forget what they owe to Christmas and their Christian heritage, the Bishop of Shrewsbury has said. During midnight Mass at Shrewsbury Cathedral, Bishop Mark Davies likened a loss of the national Christian memory to that of a person with amnesia who has adopted a false identity. He reminded his... Read More

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December 5, 2018

Pop stars at heart of Christmas story

Catholic pop duo Ooberfuse have returned from Bethlehem and the Holy Land to launch a Christmas EP and new YouTube channel. The EP contains three classic Christmas songs together with the band’s new single, Come To Me. The videos were shot on location in the sacred sights of the Holy Land, from Bethlehem to the... Read More

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