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September 17, 2020

US evangelicals get Israeli visas; Catholics want equal treatment

Catholic leaders in the Holy Land expressed astonishment that a large group of evangelical Christians from the US received visas to come to Israel to help with the grape harvest in West Bank settlements, while Catholic institutions have not been able to obtain Israeli visas for their volunteers and staff members because of the Covid-19... Read More
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July 3, 2020

Vatican’s top diplomat meets about Mideast with US and Israeli ambassadors

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, met with the US and Israeli ambassadors to the Vatican to express concern that “possible unilateral actions” on their part would further jeopardise peace in the region. “The Holy See reiterates that the state of Israel and the state of Palestine have the right to exist and to... Read More
News – Vatican, News – World
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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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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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October 10, 2018

Vatican flag flying ‘could be an offence in Scotland’

A Labour MSP has called for a review into a Police Scotland document, which states that it could be a criminal offence to fly the Vatican flag. James Kelly, Scottish Labour and Co-op MSP for Glasgow, has urged Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf to order a review on the document containing a list of flags that... Read More
Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland, News – Vatican
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May 15, 2018

Dozens killed in protests as US embassy inaugurated in Jerusalem

As the new United States embassy was inaugurated in Jerusalem on 14th May, violence broke out between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers. International media reported that in Gaza, at least 52 people were killed, including five under the age of 18, and some 2,000 were injured. The death toll was expected to rise. Palestinians claim... Read More
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March 18, 2016

Christians concerned with Israeli restrictions for Holy Week and Easter

Israeli restrictions on reaching the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Holy Week and Easter are part of the current Israeli government’s policy of making Jerusalem an exclusively Jewish city, said Yusef Daher, secretary-general of the Jerusalem Interchurch Center. Describing the network of Israeli police barriers that disrupt the flow and number of people able... Read More
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